cycgel

Old English

Alternative forms

  • kyċġel, kiġċel

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuggil, from Proto-Germanic *kuggilaz (“knobbed instrument”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *kuggǭ (“cog, swelling, block of wood”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewgʰ- (“swelling, bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bow, bend, arch, curve”). Cognate with German Kogge (“cog”, a type of ship).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkyj.jel/, [ˈkyd.d͡ʒel]

Noun

cyċġel m

  1. cudgel, a strong stick

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative cyċġel cyċġelas
accusative cyċġel cyċġelas
genitive cyċġeles cyċġela
dative cyċġele cyċġelum

Descendants

  • Middle English: cuggel
    • English: cudgel
    • Scots: cudzel (verb)
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