Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Akin to Old High German adal (nobility), Old English æþele (noble).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.θe.lu/, [ˈæ.ðe.lu]

Noun edit

æþelu f or n

  1. nobility, aristocracy
  2. family, origin, descent
  3. genius, talent; preeminence
  4. nature
  5. produce, yield; growth, increase

Declension edit

Feminine
Neuter

(indeclinable in neuter singular)