dægmæl
Old English
Etymology
dæġ (“day”) + mǣl (“marker”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdæjˌmæːl/
Noun
dæġmǣl n (nominative plural dæġmǣl)
- mechanism for telling time, clock
- Þæt dæġmǣl ticcode ġehīerendlīċe.
- The clock ticked audibly.
- specifically, a sundial or waterclock
Declension
Declension of dægmæl (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dæġmǣl | dæġmǣl |
| accusative | dæġmǣl | dæġmǣl |
| genitive | dæġmǣles | dæġmǣla |
| dative | dæġmǣle | dæġmǣlum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “dægmǣl”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.