tægl
Old English
Alternative forms
- tæġel
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *taglą, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-. Cognate with Middle Low German tagel (“twisted whip”), Old High German zagal (“animal’s tail”) (dialectal German Zagel), Old Norse tagl (“horse’s or cow’s tail”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌻 (tagl, “hair of the head”); and, beyond Germanic, with Old Irish dūal (“lock of hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtæjl̩/
Noun
tæġl m
- tail
Declension
Declension of tægl (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tæġl | tæġlas |
| accusative | tæġl | tæġlas |
| genitive | tæġles | tæġla |
| dative | tæġle | tæġlum |
Synonyms
- steort m
Derived terms
- cūtæġl
Descendants
- Middle English: teil, tayl, tail
- Scots: tail, tale
- English: tail