tægl

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tagl, from Proto-Germanic *taglą, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-. Cognate with Middle Low German tagel (twisted whip), Old High German zagal (animal’s tail) (dialectal German Zagel), Old Norse tagl (horse’s or cow’s tail), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌻 (tagl, hair of the head); and, beyond Germanic, with Old Irish dūal (lock of hair).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tæjl/

Noun

tæġl m

  1. tail

Declension

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Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cūtæġl

Descendants

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