deogol

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daugilaz (“dark, hidden, secret”). Akin to Old High German tougal (“dark, secret”), tougilen (“to hide”). More at dēag (“dye”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːo̯ɡol/, [ˈdeːo̯ɣol]

Adjective

dēogol

  1. secret, hidden, furtive
    dēogol dǣdhata / deorcum nihtum ("a furtive despoiler, in dark nights" trans. Benjamin Slade) Beowulf 275

Declension

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