dæl
Middle English edit
Noun edit
dæl
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of del
Old English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *daili.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dǣl m
- part
- a share
- degree
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Blessed Stephen Protomartyr"
- Mine gebroðra, uton geefenlæcan be sumum dǣle swa miccles lareowes geleafan, and swa mæres cyðeres lufe.
- My brethren, let us in some degree imitate so great a teacher's faith, and so great a martyr's love.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Blessed Stephen Protomartyr"
Declension edit
Declension of dæl (strong i-stem)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *dal.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dæl n
Declension edit
Declension of dæl (strong a-stem)