sciell
Old English
Alternative forms
- sċiel, sċyll, sċyl, sċill, sċil, sċell, sċel
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skaljō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiy̯lː/
Noun
sċiell f
- shell
- Byrdlinges sċiell is þām līchaman ġefēġed, ǣdre tō ǣdran, bān tō bāne.
- A turtle's shell is attached to its body, vein to vein, bone to bone.
- scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Leviticus 11:9
- Ne ete ġē nānne fisċ būtan þā þe habbaþ finnas and sċielle.
- Don't eat any fish except those that have fins and scales.
- Ne ete ġē nānne fisċ būtan þā þe habbaþ finnas and sċielle.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Leviticus 11:9
Declension
Declension of sciell (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċiell | sċiella, sċielle |
| accusative | sċielle | sċiella, sċielle |
| genitive | sċielle | sċiella |
| dative | sċielle | sċiellum |
Synonyms
- (shell): sċealu
Derived terms
- ǣġsċiell (“eggshell”)
- hnutsċiell (“nutshell”)
- sǣsċiell (“seashell”)
- sċielfisċ (“shellfish”)
- sċielliht (“scaly”)
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