wifel

Old English

Alternative forms

• wibil, wibl, uuibil, *fifel

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wibil, from Proto-Germanic *wibilaz. Cognate with Old Saxon wivil, Old High German wibil, Old Norse vifill, vífill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.fel/, [ˈwi.vel]

Noun

wifel m

1. beetle, weevil

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wifel	wifelas
accusative	wifel	wifelas
genitive	wifeles	wifela
dative	wifele	wifelum

Derived terms

• sċearnwifel
• tordwifel

Related terms

• wibba

Descendants

• Middle English: wevel, wevyl, wyvyl
  • English: weevil
  • Scots: wavel