gicel

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ġeċel

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jekulaz (“icicle, ice”) (compare Old Norse jǫkull, Old Frisian itsil (“spur”), Old High German ihilla), diminutive of Proto-Germanic *jekô (“ice, glacier”) (compare dialectal German Jäch (“hoarfrost”), Old Norse jaki (“piece of ice”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yeǵ- (“ice, icicle”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjit͡ʃel/

Noun

ġiċel m (nominative plural ġiclas)

  1. icicle
  2. ice

Declension

Derived terms

  • ġiċelbland
  • ġiċeliġ
  • ġiċelstān
  • ġiċela

Descendants

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