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dæl

dæl

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæːl/

Noun

dǣl m

  1. part, share, portion
  2. unit, word
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *dalą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰal-. Cognate with Old Frisian del, Old Saxon dal, Dutch dal, Old High German tal (German Tal), Old Norse dalr (Danish and Swedish dal), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐍃 (dals). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek θάλαμος (thálamos), Albanian dal (to exit, unfold, sprout), Proto-Slavic *dolъ (Old Church Slavonic долъ (dolŭ), Russian дол (dol)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæl/

Noun

dæl n

  1. valley
Declension
Descendants