ethel

See also: Ethel and eþel

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛθəl/

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Middle English ethel, from Old English ǣþel, ēþel.

Noun

ethel

1. The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ.

Alternative forms

• œthel

Synonyms

• (letter, rune): odal

Translations

letter

• French: e dans l’o (fr)

Etymology 2

Noun

ethel (plural ethels)

1. Alternative form of athel (“tamarisk”).
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:ethel.

Anagrams

• Leeth, Lethe, Theel, lethe

Middle English

Noun

ethel

1. homeland, ancestral territory (especially of the Anglo-Saxons or other Germanic peoples)
2. patrimony

Adjective

ethel

1. athel (i.e., noble)