weosule

Old English

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Alternative forms

• wesle
• uuesulae, uuesole — early

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe͜o.su.le/, [ˈwe͜o.zu.le]

Noun

weosule f

1. weasel

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	weosule	weosulan
accusative	weosulan	weosulan
genitive	weosulan	weosulena
dative	weosulan	weosulum

Descendants

• Middle English: wesele, wassele, wasyll, whesille, weesylle, wesel, wesil, wesile, wezele
  • English: weasal
  • Middle Scots: quhasill, wasyll, wasyll
    • Scots: whaisel, whaizle, wheesel, weasel (associated with whaisle "to wheeze")