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Old English
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Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þakilā, *þakilljā, from Proto-Germanic *þakiljǭ, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, *þak- (“to burn”). Related to Old High German dahhezzen, dachezzen (“to flame, flare up, blaze”).
Pronunciation
Noun
þæċele f
- torch, light
Declension
Declension of þæcele (weak)
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