cylu

Old English

Alternative forms

  • cylew — perhaps an error for cylwe ?

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to col (“coal”). Alternatively, perhaps derived from Proto-West Germanic *kalwī (“baldness, unfledgedness, callowness”), due to the fact that the young of many animals are often spotted or speckled.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈky.lu/

Adjective

cylu

  1. spotted; speckled

Declension

Declension of cylu — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cylu, cylo cylu, cylo cylu, cylo
Accusative cylone cylwe cylu, cylo
Genitive cylwes cylore cylwes
Dative cylwum cylore cylwum
Instrumental cylwe cylore cylwe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cylwe cylwa, cylwe cylu, cylo
Accusative cylwe cylwa, cylwe cylu, cylo
Genitive cylora cylora cylora
Dative cylwum cylwum cylwum
Instrumental cylwum cylwum cylwum
Declension of cylu — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cylwa cylwe cylwe
Accusative cylwan cylwan cylwe
Genitive cylwan cylwan cylwan
Dative cylwan cylwan cylwan
Instrumental cylwan cylwan cylwan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cylwan cylwan cylwan
Accusative cylwan cylwan cylwan
Genitive cylora, cylwena cylora, cylwena cylora, cylwena
Dative cylwum cylwum cylwum
Instrumental cylwum cylwum cylwum

Descendants

  • ⇒ Middle English: forculien, vorculen (“to darken or blacken by scorching”)
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