dægmæl

Old English

Etymology

dæġ (“day”) +‎ mǣl (“marker”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæjˌmæːl/

Noun

dæġmǣl n (nominative plural dæġmǣl)

1. mechanism for telling time, clock

   Þæt dæġmǣl ticcode ġehīerendlīċe.

   The clock ticked audibly.

2. specifically, a sundial or waterclock

Declension

Declension of dægmæl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dæġmǣl	dæġmǣl
accusative	dæġmǣl	dæġmǣl
genitive	dæġmǣles	dæġmǣla
dative	dæġmǣle	dæġmǣlum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dægmǣl”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.