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angel

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
angel, g. angles; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§340;
A hook, a fishing-hook; hamus
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  • Wurp ðínne angel út

    mitte hamum,

    • Mt. Bos. 17, 27
    • .
  • Swá swá mid angle fisc gefangen biþ

    as a fish is caught by a hook,

    • Bt. 20; Fox 72, 11
    • .
Etymology
[
Plat. Dut. Ger. M. H. Ger. angel, m
:
O. H. Ger. angul, m
:
O. Nrs. öngull, m
.]
Linked entries
v.  angil Engel Ongel.
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  • angel, n.