weosule

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe͜o.su.le/, [ˈwe͜o.zu.le]

Noun

weosule f

  1. weasel

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative weosule weosulan
accusative weosulan weosulan
genitive weosulan weosulena
dative weosulan weosulum

Descendants

  • Middle English: wesele, wassele, wesel, wesil, wesile, wezele, wasyll, wesyl, weysyl, weesylle, whesille (Late Middle English)
    • English: weasel
    • Middle Scots: quhasill, wasyll, wasyll
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