næsþyrel

Old English

Etymology

From næs (“nose”) +‎ þyrel (“hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæsˌθy.rel/

Noun

næsþyrel n (nominative plural næsþyrlu)

1. Alternative form of nosþyrel (“nostril”)

Declension

Declension of næsþyrel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	næsþyrel	næsþyrlu
accusative	næsþyrel	næsþyrlu
genitive	næsþyrles	næsþyrla
dative	næsþyrle	næsþyrlum

Descendants

• Middle English: nestryl
• Middle English: nesethirl
  • Yola: nizterels, niztrols (plural)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “næs-þyrel”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.