*þullaz
Runic: ᚦᚢᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈθul.lɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
- wooden peg or pole
- thole, rowlock
Etymology
(SS: *tlh₂-tló- see Kroonen 2017, root telh₂-) Unknown. Comparisons to Ancient Greek τύλος (túlos) (túlos, ‘callus; knot; knob; trenail’), τύλη (túlē, ‘callus; hump; pad, cushion’), Proto-Slavic *tylъ (‘nape’) (assuming original “neck”), Lithuanian tulis (‘axle nail’) are promising but prone to coincidence. If related, the Germanic could be from *tuh₂-l-nó-s, from an n-stem which like the aforementioned cognates would also contain an l-suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (‘to swell’); the virtual root might be analyzable as a late PIE *tewl- ~ *twel-.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | þullaz | þullōz, þullōs |
| Acc. | þullą | þullanz |
| Gen. | þullas, þullis | þullǫ̂ |
| Dat. | þullai | þullamaz |
| Inst. | þullō | þullamiz |
| Voc. | þull | þullōz, þullōs |
Descendants
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*þoll (Proto-West Germanic)
- tholl (Old Frisian)
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*þoll (Proto-West Germanic)
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*tholl (Old Dutch)
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dolle (Middle Dutch)
- dol (Dutch)
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dolle (Middle Dutch)
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*tholl (Old Dutch)
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*þoll (Proto-West Germanic)
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þol, þoll (Old English)
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thole (Middle English)
- thole (English)
- dola (Irish)
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thole (Middle English)
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þol, þoll (Old English)
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*þoll (Proto-West Germanic)
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*toll (Old French)
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*tollet (Old French)
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tollet (Middle French)
- tolet (French)
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tollet (Middle French)
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*tollet (Old French)
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*toll (Old French)
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*þoll (Proto-West Germanic)
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*tholl (Old Saxon)
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dulle, dolle (Middle Low German)
- Dolle (German)
- Doll, Dull (Low German)
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dulle, dolle (Middle Low German)
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*tholl (Old Saxon)
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þollr (Old Norse)
- toll (Danish)
- þollur (Icelandic)
- toll (Norwegian)
- tull (Swedish)