Reconstruction:Old English/tæle
Old English
Alternative forms
- *tǣl
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *tālī (adjective), from Proto-Germanic *tēlijaz, from *tēlō (“deception, ruse, persecution”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to aim, calculate, number, adjust, account”), equivalent to tāl + -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtæː.le/
Adjective
*tǣle
Declension
Declension of *tǣle — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tǣle | *tǣlu, *tǣlo | *tǣle |
| Accusative | *tǣlne | *tǣle | *tǣle |
| Genitive | *tǣles | *tǣlre | *tǣles |
| Dative | *tǣlum | *tǣlre | *tǣlum |
| Instrumental | *tǣle | *tǣlre | *tǣle |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tǣle | *tǣla, *tǣle | *tǣlu, *tǣlo |
| Accusative | *tǣle | *tǣla, *tǣle | *tǣlu, *tǣlo |
| Genitive | *tǣlra | *tǣlra | *tǣlra |
| Dative | *tǣlum | *tǣlum | *tǣlum |
| Instrumental | *tǣlum | *tǣlum | *tǣlum |
Declension of *tǣle — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tǣla | *tǣle | *tǣle |
| Accusative | *tǣlan | *tǣlan | *tǣle |
| Genitive | *tǣlan | *tǣlan | *tǣlan |
| Dative | *tǣlan | *tǣlan | *tǣlan |
| Instrumental | *tǣlan | *tǣlan | *tǣlan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tǣlan | *tǣlan | *tǣlan |
| Accusative | *tǣlan | *tǣlan | *tǣlan |
| Genitive | *tǣlra, *tǣlena | *tǣlra, *tǣlena | *tǣlra, *tǣlena |
| Dative | *tǣlum | *tǣlum | *tǣlum |
| Instrumental | *tǣlum | *tǣlum | *tǣlum |