næsþyrel

Old English

Etymology

From næs (“nose”) +‎ þȳrel (“hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæsˌθyː.rel/

Noun

næsþȳrel n (nominative plural næsþȳrlu)

1. Alternative form of nosþȳrel (“nostril”)

Declension

Declension of næsþyrel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	næsþȳrel	næsþȳrlu
accusative	næsþȳrel	næsþȳrlu
genitive	næsþȳrles	næsþȳrla
dative	næsþȳrle	næsþȳrlum

Descendants

• 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.