næsþyrel

Old English

Etymology

From næs (“nose”) +‎ þȳrel (“hole”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnæsˌθyː.rel/

Noun

næsþȳrel n (nominative plural næsþȳrlu)

Alternative form of nosþȳrel (“nostril”)

Declension

Declension of næsþyrel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	næsþȳrel	næsþȳrlu
accusative	næsþȳrel	næsþȳrlu
genitive	næsþȳrles	næsþȳrla
dative	næsþȳrle	næsþȳrlum

Descendants

Middle English: nesethirl
- Yola: nizterels, niztrols (plural)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “næs-þyrel”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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