deogol

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daugilaz (dark, hidden, secret). Akin to Old High German tougal (dark, secret), tougilen (to hide). More at dēag (dye).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːo̯ɡol/, [ˈdeːo̯ɣol]

Adjective

dēogol

  1. secret, hidden, furtive
    dēogol dǣdhata / deorcum nihtum ("a furtive despoiler, in dark nights" trans. Benjamin Slade) Beowulf 275

Declension

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