cyrnel

Old English

Alternative forms

• cyrnl, cirnel

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kurnil. Equivalent to corn +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyr.nel/, [ˈkyrˠ.nel]

Noun

cyrnel m or n

1. a kernel
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The First Sunday After Easter"

     Of ānum lȳtlum cyrnle cymþ miċel trēow, ac wē ne magon ġesēon nāðer ne wyrtruman, ne rinde, ne bōgas, ne lēaf.

     From a little kernel comes a great tree, but we cannot see the roots, or bark, or branches, or leaves.

2. a hard concretion in the flesh, an indurated gland or strumous swelling
3. a tonsil

Declension

masculine

Declension of cyrnel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cyrnel	cyrnlas
accusative	cyrnel	cyrnlas
genitive	cyrnles	cyrnla
dative	cyrnle	cyrnlum

neuter

Declension of cyrnel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cyrnel	cyrnlu
accusative	cyrnel	cyrnlu
genitive	cyrnles	cyrnla
dative	cyrnle	cyrnlum

Derived terms

• æppelcyrnel
• ġecyrnlod
• hnutcyrnel

Descendants

• Middle English: kernel, cernel, curnel, kernell, kirnel, karnel, kurnel, kurnele, kyrnel, kyrnell, cornel
  • English: kernel
  • Scots: kirnel; churnel