stapol

Old English

Alternative forms

• stapel

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stapul.

Akin to Old Frisian stapul (“tooth-stem”), Middle Low German stapel (“execution block”) (German Stapel (“beam, stake”)), Old High German staffal, Old Norse stöpull, Old English stæf (“staff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑ.pol/

Noun

stapol m

1. basis
2. post; trunk of a tree, support, stay
3. pillar, column
4. threshold; flight of stairs
5. market, court

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stapol	stapelas
accusative	stapol	stapelas
genitive	stapoles	stapela
dative	stapole	stapelum

Synonyms

• stapela
• sȳl

Related terms

• stapola

Descendants

• Middle English: stapel, stapil, stapile, staple, stapul, stable
  • English: staple
  • Scots: steeple