fugol

Old English

Alternative forms

• fugel, fugul
• *flugol — attested as fluglas (pl)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.

Cognate with Old Frisian fugel, Old Saxon fugal, Old Dutch fogal, Old High German fogal, Old Norse fugl, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍃 (fugls).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.ɡol/, [ˈfu.ɣol]

Noun

fugol m

1. bird

Declension

Declension of fugol (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fugol	fuglas
accusative	fugol	fuglas
genitive	fugles	fugla
dative	fugle	fuglum

Derived terms

Derived terms

• brimfugol (“seabird, seagull”)
• cwēnfugol (“female bird, hen”)
• dopfugol (“waterfowl”)
• fuglere (“fowler”)
• fuglian (“to catch birds”)
• fugolcynn (“birdkind”)
• gōsfugol (“goose”)
• nēfugol (“carrion bird”)
• Sǣfugol (“a given name”)

Descendants

• Middle English: fowel, fowele, foul, foghel, fuȝel, foȝel, foughel, fouel, fowl
  • English: fowl
  • Scots: foul, fule
  • Yola: fowlès (plural)