þæcele

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

þæċile, þæċelle, þeċele, þeċelle, þæċċilla, þæċela, þæċċille, þæċella, þæċċillæ

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *þakilā, *þakilljā, from Proto-Germanic *þakiljǭ, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, *þak- (“to burn”). Related to Old High German dahhezzen, dachezzen (“to flame, flare up, blaze”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈθæt͡ʃele/

Noun[edit]

þæċele f

torch, light

Declension[edit]

Declension of þæcele (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þæċele	þæċelan
accusative	þæċelan	þæċelan
genitive	þæċelan	þæċelena
dative	þæċelan	þæċelum

Synonyms[edit]

(torch): fæcele

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: þechene, thechene

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