todal

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From to- + -dāl.

Noun

tōdāl n

  1. difference
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
      Micel tōdāl is betwux þam gecyrredum mannum: sume hí geefenlæcað þam apostolum, sume hí geefenlæcað Iudan, Cristes belǽwan, sume Annanian and Saphiran, sume Giezi.
      There is a great difference among converted men: some imitate the apostles, some imitate Judas the betrayer of Christ, some Ananias and Sapphira, some Gehazi.

Declension

Needs a table for neuter i-stem nouns.

References
  1. Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary "tó-dál"
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