tægl

Old English

Alternative forms

tæġel

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tagl, from Proto-Germanic *taglą, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-. Cognate with Middle Low German tagel (“twisted whip”), Old High German zagal (“animal’s tail”) (dialectal German Zagel), Old Norse tagl (“horse’s or cow’s tail”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌻 (tagl, “hair of the head”); and, beyond Germanic, with Old Irish dūal (“lock of hair”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tæjl/

Noun

tæġl m

tail

Declension

Declension of tægl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tæġl	tæġlas
accusative	tæġl	tæġlas
genitive	tæġles	tæġla
dative	tæġle	tæġlum

Synonyms

steort m

Derived terms

cūtæġl

Descendants

Middle English: tayl, tayle, tayll, tail, taile, teil, taille, tayil; tæȝel
- English: tail
- Scots: tail, tale
- Yola: tyel, taal

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