eagþyrl

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ēgþyrl, ēhþyrl, ēahþyrl, ēahþerl, ēaghþyrl, ēagþyrel, ēghþyrl

Etymology

ēage (“eye”) +‎ þyrel (“hole”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæːɑɣˌθyrl/

Noun

ēagþyrl n

  1. eyehole
  2. window

Declension
Declension of eagþyrl
Case Singular Plural
nominative ēagþyrl ēagþyrelu
accusative ēagþyrl ēagþyrelu
genitive ēagþyrles ēagþyrla
dative ēagþyrle ēagþyrlum

Descendants
  • Middle English: ehþurl, eie þurl, eiȝe þirle
    • English: eye-thurl

References
  • eagþyrl in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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