ethel

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See also: Ethel and eþel

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛθəl/
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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Middle English ethel, from Old English ǣþel, ēþel.

Noun

ethel

  1. The letter Œ/œ, or the rune .
Alternative forms
Synonyms
  • (letter, rune): odal
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

ethel (plural ethels)

  1. Alternative form of athel (tamarisk).

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

ethel

  1. homeland, ancestral territory (especially of the Anglo-Saxons or other Germanic peoples)
  2. patrimony

Adjective

ethel

  1. athel (i.e., noble)