ethel

See also: Ethel and eþel

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛθəl/
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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Middle English ethel, from Old English ǣþel, ēþel.

Noun

ethel

  1. The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ.
Alternative forms
Synonyms
  • (letter, rune): odal
Translations

Noun

ethel (plural ethels)

  1. Alternative form of athel (“tamarisk”).
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Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

ethel

  1. homeland, ancestral territory (especially of the Anglo-Saxons or other Germanic peoples)
  2. patrimony

Adjective

ethel

  1. athel (i.e., noble)
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