Reconstruction:Old English/fiþele

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā. Cognate with Old High German fidula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfi.θe.le/, [ˈfi.ðe.le]

Noun

*fiþele f

fiddle or violin

Declension

Declension of *fiþele (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*fiþele	*fiþelan
accusative	*fiþelan	*fiþelan
genitive	*fiþelan	*fiþelena
dative	*fiþelan	*fiþelum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: fithele, fedele, fedle, fethele, ffythil, ffythele, fieþle, fithel, fiþele, fydell, phetele, phethele, viþele
- English: fiddle (dialectal feddle)
  - → Swahili: fidla
- Scots: fiddle
- Yola: videl
- → Irish: fidil
- → Scottish Gaelic: fìdheall

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