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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *īsajikil, *īsajekul, equivalent to īs (“ice”) + ġiċel (“icicle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*īsġiċel m
- icicle
Usage notes
Although the form *īsġiċel is not attested, the similar construction īses ġiċel, literally 'icicle of ice,' does appear in the Old English corpus.
Descendants
References
- Charles Talbot Onions, editor (1966), The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, London, England: Oxford University Press