stræl

Old English

Alternative forms

• strēl, strǣle

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *strālu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stræːl/

Noun

strǣl f

1. arrow

Usage notes

• This was the word for arrow in the Mercian dialect, where it was actually spelled strēl when not Westsaxonized. The West Saxon word was flān.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	strǣl	strǣla, strǣle
accusative	strǣle	strǣla, strǣle
genitive	strǣle	strǣla
dative	strǣle	strǣlum

Often it occurs as masculine: Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	strǣl	strǣlas
accusative	strǣl	strǣlas
genitive	strǣles	strǣla
dative	strǣle	strǣlum

Descendants

• Middle English: stral, *strel
  • English: strale, streal, streel
  • ⇒ Scots: strule (verb)