æþele
Old English
editAlternative forms
edit- eþele, æðele
- ᚫᚦᚦᛁᛚᚫ (æþþilæ) — Ruthwell Cross
Etymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *aþuli, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz. Cognate with Old High German adal (German edel), Old Norse aðall.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editæþele (superlative æþelest or æþelust or æþelast)
- noble
- c. 800, Ruthwell Cross:
- ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏᚹᚫᛋᚩᚾᚱᚩᛞᛁᚻᚹᛖᚦᚱᚫᚦᛖᚱᚠᚢᛋᚫᚠᛠᚱᚱᚪᚾᛣᚹᚩᛗᚢᚫᚦᚦᛁᛚᚫᛏᛁᛚᚪᚾᚢᛗ
- Krist wæs on rōdi, hweþræ þēr fūsæ fearran kwōmu æþþilæ til ānum.
- Christ was on the cross, yet there in haste from afar came noble men unto him.
- c. 800, Ruthwell Cross:
Declension
editDeclension of æþele — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | æþele | æþelu, æþelo | æþele |
Accusative | æþelne | æþele | æþele |
Genitive | æþeles | æþelre | æþeles |
Dative | æþelum | æþelre | æþelum |
Instrumental | æþele | æþelre | æþele |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | æþele | æþela, æþele | æþelu, æþelo |
Accusative | æþele | æþela, æþele | æþelu, æþelo |
Genitive | æþelra | æþelra | æþelra |
Dative | æþelum | æþelum | æþelum |
Instrumental | æþelum | æþelum | æþelum |
Declension of æþele — Weak
Derived terms
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