*ōþalą
Runic: ᛟᚦᚨᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.θɑ.lɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
- ancestral land, the land owned by one's kin
- one's property, inheritance
- name of the rune ᛟ (o)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of *aþalą (‘nature; nobility’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ōþalą | ōþalō |
| Acc. | ōþalą | ōþalō |
| Gen. | ōþalas, ōþalis | ōþalǫ̂ |
| Dat. | ōþalai | ōþalamaz |
| Inst. | ōþalō | ōþalamiz |
| Voc. | ōþalą | ōþalō |
Descendants
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*ōþil (Proto-West Germanic)
- ēþel, œ̄þel, œ̄ðel, ǣþel, eðel, *ᛟᚦᛖᛚ (*œþel) (Old English)
- ēthel (Old Frisian)
- uodil (Old High German)
- ōthil (Old Saxon)
-
óðal (Old Norse)
- óðal (Faroese)
- óðal (Icelandic)
- odal (Norwegian Nynorsk)
-
óðal (Old Norse)
-
odel (Danish)
- odel (Norwegian Bokmål)
- odel (Norwegian Nynorsk)
-
odel (Danish)
-
óðal (Old Norse)
-
ōþal (Old Swedish)
- odal (Swedish)
-
ōþal (Old Swedish)