ceafl

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kafl (“jaw, cheek”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæ͜ɑfl/, [t͡ʃæ͜ɑvl]

Noun

ċeafl m

(anatomy) jaw; cheek
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost"
  Mīn hēafod hē hæfþ mid his ċeaflum befangen.
  It has seized my head in its jaws.
a bill; beak; snout

Declension

Declension of ceafl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ceafl	ceaflas
accusative	ceafl	ceaflas
genitive	ceafles	ceafla
dative	ceafle	ceaflum

Descendants

Middle English: chavel, chevel, chaule; chefle, chafle; jawvel, jawle
- English: jowl, chavel
- Scots: choll, chowl, choul
- Yola: choule

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