dæl

dæl

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of del

From Proto-West Germanic *daili.

• IPA^(key): /dæːl/

dǣl m

1. part
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer, ǣr hē āge
     wintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.

     thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own
     a part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.

2. a share
3. degree
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Blessed Stephen Protomartyr"

     Mine gebroðra, uton geefenlæcan be sumum dǣle swa miccles lareowes geleafan, and swa mæres cyðeres lufe.

     My brethren, let us in some degree imitate so great a teacher's faith, and so great a martyr's love.

Strong i-stem:

• norþdǣl
• sūþdǣl
• westdǣl

• Middle English: del, dele
  • English: deal
  • Scots: dele

From Proto-West Germanic *dal.

• IPA^(key): /dæl/

dæl n

1. valley, dale

Strong a-stem:

• Middle English: dale
  • Scots: dale, daal
  • English: dale