cawel

Fula

Noun

cawel (ngel)

1. diminutive of sawru (small stick or rod)

Old English

Alternative forms

• cāwl, cāul, cāl

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.wel/

Noun

cāwel m

1. colewort
2. cabbage

Declension

Declension of cawel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cāwel	cāwlas
accusative	cāwel	cāwlas
genitive	cāwles	cāwla
dative	cāwle	cāwlum

Descendants

• Middle English: col, coul, coyl; cal, kal (Northern)
  • English: cole, kale, kail
  • Scots: cale, caill, kail
  • Yola: kaayle, Coolpeach
  • → Irish: cál
• → Old Norse: kál
  • Icelandic: kál
  • Faroese: kál
  • Norwegian: kål
  • Old Danish: kaal
    • Danish: kål
  • Old Swedish: kāl
    • Swedish: kål
    • → Finnish: kaali
  • Elfdalian: ką̊l
• → Scottish Gaelic: càl