nædl

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu.

Cognates

Cognate with Old Frisian nādle, Old Saxon nādla, Old Dutch nālda, Old High German nādala, Old Norse nál, Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 (nēþla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næːdl/

Noun

nǣdl f

  1. needle
    Iċ tēah þone þrǣd þurh þǣre nǣdle ēage.
    I pulled the thread through the eye of the needle.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative nǣdl nǣdla, nǣdle
accusative nǣdle nǣdla, nǣdle
genitive nǣdle nǣdla
dative nǣdle nǣdlum

Descendants

  • Middle English: nedle
    • English: needle
    • Scots: nedil, neidil
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