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Athel

ATHEL

, ADEL or AETHEL, nobel of illustrious birth.

Definition 2024

athel

athel

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæθəl/

Adjective

athel ‎(comparative more athel, superlative most athel)

  1. (obsolete or Britain dialectal) Noble; illustrious
Derived terms

Noun

athel ‎(plural athels)

  1. (obsolete) A chief or lord.
  2. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) A prince or noble.

Etymology 2

From Arabic أثل

Noun

athel ‎(plural athels)

  1. A kind of tamarisk native to northern Africa and the Middle East, Tamarix aphylla , planted widely elsewhere as a shade tree and a windbreak due to its tolerance of heat and of alkaline soils, but tending to become invasive outside of its native range.

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Etymology

From Middle English athel, hathel ‎(“noble", also "nobleman, hero”), from Old English æþele ‎(“noble, eminent, aristocratic, excellent, famous, glorious, splendid, fine, costly, valuable, vigorous, lusty, young, pleasant, sweet-smelling, natural, congenial, suitable”), from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz, *aþaljaz, *aþiluz ‎(“noble, of noble birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *átta ‎(“father”). Akin to Old Frisian eþel, Dutch edel, German edel. Middle English form hathel due to conflation with Old English hæleþ ‎(“hero”). See heleth.

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