eagæppel
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *augapl (“eyeball, pupil”), equivalent to ēage + æppel. Cognate with Old Frisian āgappel (“eyeball”), Old High German ougapful (“eyeball”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editēagæppel m
Declension
editDeclension of ēagæppel (strong u-stem)
Declension of ēagæppel (strong a-stem)
Descendants
edit- Middle English: ij appel
- English: eye-apple
- ⇒ Middle English: appel of þe eyȝe, appel of the eie, appel of the yë
- English: apple of the eye