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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ōþil, from a variant of Proto-Germanic *ōþalą.
Pronunciation
Noun
ēþel m
- one's native country, homeland
Iċ wille ġesēċan mīnne ēðel ofer sǣ.- I want to visit my homeland across the sea.
Flīema biþ sē þe his ēðel forlēt oþþe under þrucce oþþe for nīede.- A refugee is someone who left their home country either under pressure or out of necessity.
- the rune ᛟ
Declension
Declension of eþel (strong a-stem)
Derived terms