stræl

Old English

Alternative forms

strǣle f

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *strēlaz, *strēlō (“arrow, ray, beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *strēl- *strēlā- (“arrow, beam”). Cognate with Old Saxon strāla, Middle Dutch strael (Dutch straal), Old High German strāla (German Strahl). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Proto-Slavic *strěla (Russian стрела (strela)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstræːl/

Noun

strǣl m or f (nominative plural strǣlas)

an arrow

Descendants

Middle English: stral, *strel
- English: strale, streal, streel
- ⇒ Scots: strule (verb)

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