eþel

See also: ethel and Ethel

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ōþil, from a variant of Proto-Germanic *ōþalą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeː.θel/, [ˈeː.ðel]

Noun

ēþel m

  1. one's native country, homeland
    Iċ wille ġesēċan mīnne ēðel ofer sǣ.
    I want to visit my homeland across the sea.
    Flīema biþ sē þe his ēðel forlēt oþþe under þrucce oþþe for nīede.
    A refugee is someone who left their home country either under pressure or out of necessity.
  2. the rune ᛟ

Declension
Declension of eþel (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ēþel ēþlas
accusative ēþel ēþlas
genitive ēþles ēþla
dative ēþle ēþlum

Derived terms
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