gicel

Old English

Alternative forms

ġiċele

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jikilaz (“icicle”), diminutive of Proto-Germanic *jekô (“ice, glacier”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yeg- (“ice, icicle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈji.t͡ʃel/

Noun

ġiċel m

icicle

Declension

Declension of gicel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġiċel	ġiċelas
accusative	ġiċel	ġiċelas
genitive	ġiċeles	ġiċela
dative	ġiċele	ġiċelum

Derived terms

ċieleġiċel
ġiċelbland
ġiċeliġ
ġiċelstān
hildeġiċel
hrīmġiċel
īsġiċel

Descendants

Middle English: ikil, ykel, ychele
- English: ickle, eckle
- ⇒ Middle English: isykle
  - English: icicle

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