æppel

See also: Äppel

Old English

Alternative forms

apl, appel, æppyl

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European *abl-, *ablu-. Compare Old Frisian and Old Saxon appel, Old High German apful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæppel/

Noun

æppel m (nominative plural æpplas)

fruit, apple
Æppel unsælga, deaþ-beames ofet. The unblessed apple, fruit of the tree of death. (Cædmon’s Metrical Paraphrase)
apple tree

Declension

Declension of æppel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	æppel	æpplas
accusative	æppel	æpplas
genitive	æpples	æppla
dative	æpple	æpplum

Synonyms

(fruit): wæstm, ofett, blǣd

Derived terms

Terms derived from æppel

eorþæppel
wuduæppel
æppelbǣre
æppelcyrnel

æppelfealu
æppellēaf
æppelsċeal

æppeltrēow
æppelwīn
æppelþorn

Related terms

æpplian
apuldor

Descendants

Middle English: appel, eppel
- Middle English: apple
- Scots: aipple

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