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Reconstruction:Old English/þeoxle

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þehsulā, from Proto-Germanic *þehsulǭ (“axe”). Cognate with Old High German dehsala, Old Norse þexla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθe͜oks.le/

Noun

*þeoxle f

axe

Declension

Declension of *þeoxle (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*þeoxle	*þeoxlan
accusative	*þeoxlan	*þeoxlan
genitive	*þeoxlan	*þeoxlena
dative	*þeoxlan	*þeoxlum

Related terms

þeox

Descendants

Middle English: thyxyl, thyxylle, thixil, tyxhyl

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