æppel
See also: Äppel
Middle English
Noun
æppel
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of appel
Old English
Alternative forms
- apl, appel, æppyl
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *apluz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæp.pel/
Noun
æppel m (nominative plural æppla)
- apple
- ball, sphere
- eyeball
- any fruit
Declension
Declension of æppel (strong u-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | æppel | æppla |
| accusative | æppel | æppla |
| genitive | æppla | æppla |
| dative | æppla | æpplum |
Often it occurs as an a-stem:
Declension of æppel (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | æppel | æpplas |
| accusative | æppel | æpplas |
| genitive | æpples | æppla |
| dative | æpple | æpplum |
Derived terms
- æppelbǣre
- æppelcyrnel
- æppelfealu
- æppellēaf
- æppelsċeal
- æppeltrēow
- æppelþorn
- æppelwīn
- æpplian
- apuldor
- ēagæppel
- eorþæppel
- hunigæppel
- wuduæppel
Descendants
- Middle English: appel, apple, appyl, appyll, appil, appill, appell, eppel, appul, appull, appulle, eappel; æppel, æpple, eappel
- English: apple (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: aipple
References
- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “æppel”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I
, Toronto: University of Toronto, OCLC 213811593.