dægmæl

Old English

Etymology

From dæġ (“day”) +‎ mǣl (“marker; measurer”).

Noun

dæġmǣl m (nominative plural dæġmǣlas)

An instrument used to tell the hour (tīd): a sundial, a waterclock.

References

"dægmǣl" in Bosworth & Toller's Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1882), Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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