cawel
Old English
Alternative forms
- cawl, caul, cāl, caƿel
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin caulis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑwel/
Noun
cawel m (nominative plural cawlas)
- colewort
- cabbage
Declension
Declension of cawel (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cawel | cawlas |
| accusative | cawel | cawlas |
| genitive | cawles | cawla |
| dative | cawle | cawlum |
Descendants
- Middle English: cal, cale, col, cole
- Scots: cale, caill, kail
- English: cole, kale, kail
- → Irish: cál
- → Old Norse: kál
- Icelandic: kál
- Faroese: kál
- Norwegian: kål
- Old Danish: kaal
- Danish: kål
- Old Swedish: kāl
- Swedish: kål
- → Finnish: kaali
- Elfdalian: ką̊l
- → Scottish Gaelic: càl
Fula
Noun
cawel (ngel)
- Diminutive of sawru (small stick or rod)