sceacel

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeacul, sċecel

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skakul, from Proto-Germanic *skakulaz (“shackle”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑ.kel/

Noun

sceacel m

1. shackle

Declension

Declension of sceacel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċeacel	sċeacelas
accusative	sċeacel	sċeacelas
genitive	sċeaceles	sċeacela
dative	sċeacele	sċeacelum

Descendants

• English: shackle