forcel

Old English

Alternative forms
  • feorcol

Etymology

Probably a conflation of Proto-Germanic *furklaz (“small fork”), from Latin furcula (“small fork”), and Proto-Germanic *ferkalaz, *furkaz (“stake, stick, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *perg- (“board, beam, trunk”), related to Old Saxon fercal, ferkal (“bolt, bar, lock”), Old Norse forkr (“iron-clad pole used for propelling a boat”), Lithuanian pérgas (“dugout”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfor.kel/, [ˈforˠ.kel]

Noun

forcel m

  1. a pitchfork
  2. (only in the plural) bars, bolts, locks

Declension
Declension of forcel (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative forcel forclas
accusative forcel forclas
genitive forcles forcla
dative forcle forclum
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