eþel

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See also: ethel and Ethel

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ōþil, from a variant of Proto-Germanic *ōþalą.

Pronunciation

Noun

ēþel m

  1. 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.
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,
      oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled,
      frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan,
      Like I should my heart,
      oft wretched, bereft of homeland,
      far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,
  2. the rune

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