nædl

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu.

Cognates

Cognate with Old Frisian nādle, Old Saxon nādla, Old Dutch nālda, Old High German nādala, Old Norse nál, Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 (nēþla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næːdl/

Noun

nǣdl f

1. needle

   Iċ tēah þone þrǣd þurh þǣre nǣdle ēage.

   I pulled the thread through the eye of the needle.

Declension

Declension of nædl (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nǣdl	nǣdla, nǣdle
accusative	nǣdle	nǣdla, nǣdle
genitive	nǣdle	nǣdla
dative	nǣdle	nǣdlum

Descendants

• Middle English: nedle
  • English: needle
  • Scots: nedil, neidil