*þehslō

Runic: ᚦᛖᚺᛊᛚᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈθɛx.slɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

adze

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ-ló-s, or *tétḱ-dʰlo-m, with cluster simplification, both from *tetḱ- (‘to cut, hew; to create’). Cognate with Old Irish tál (‘adze’), Proto-Slavic *tesla (‘adze’). See also Proto-West Germanic *þehsan (‘to fashion, break flax’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.þehslōþehslôz
Acc.þehslǭþehslōz
Gen.þehslōzþehslǫ̂
Dat.þehslōiþehslōmaz
Inst.þehslōþehslōmiz
Voc.þehslōþehslôz

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Descendants

  • *þēhslu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *thēhsala (Old Dutch)
      • diessel, diechsel (Middle Dutch)
        • dissel (Dutch)
  • *þēhslu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dēhsala (Old High German)
      • dëhsel (Middle High German)
        • Dechsel (German)
        • däxel (Swedish)
  • *þēhslu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • thehsla, *thēhsla (Old Saxon)
      • dēsele, dessel, deissel (Middle Low German)
  • þexla (Old Norse)
    • þexla (Icelandic)
    • teksla (Norwegian)
    • täxla (Swedish)

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