lytel

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lūtil, from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlyː.tel/

Adjective

lȳtel (comparative lǣssa, superlative lǣst)

  1. small, little
    Ūre ealde hūs wæs lǣsse þonne þæt nīewe.
    Our old house was smaller than the new one.
    • 11th century, Against a dwarf:
      Wið dweorh man sċeal niman VII lȳtle oflǣtan…
      Against a dwarf, one should take seven little wafers…
  2. not much, few

Declension

Declension of lȳtel — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lȳtel lȳtelu, lȳtlu, lȳtelo, lȳtlo lȳtel
Accusative lȳtelne lȳtele, lȳtle lȳtel
Genitive lȳteles, lȳtles lȳtelre lȳteles, lȳtles
Dative lȳtelum, lȳtlum lȳtelre lȳtelum, lȳtlum
Instrumental lȳtele, lȳtle lȳtelre lȳtele, lȳtle
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lȳtele, lȳtle lȳtela, lȳtla, lȳtele, lȳtle lȳtelu, lȳtlu, lȳtelo, lȳtlo
Accusative lȳtele, lȳtle lȳtela, lȳtla, lȳtele, lȳtle lȳtelu, lȳtlu, lȳtelo, lȳtlo
Genitive lȳtelra lȳtelra lȳtelra
Dative lȳtelum, lȳtlum lȳtelum, lȳtlum lȳtelum, lȳtlum
Instrumental lȳtelum, lȳtlum lȳtelum, lȳtlum lȳtelum, lȳtlum
Declension of lȳtel — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lȳtela, lȳtla lȳtele, lȳtle lȳtele, lȳtle
Accusative lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtele, lȳtle
Genitive lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan
Dative lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan
Instrumental lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan
Accusative lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan lȳtelan, lȳtlan
Genitive lȳtelra, lȳtelena, lȳtlena lȳtelra, lȳtelena, lȳtlena lȳtelra, lȳtelena, lȳtlena
Dative lȳtelum, lȳtlum lȳtelum, lȳtlum lȳtelum, lȳtlum
Instrumental lȳtelum, lȳtlum lȳtelum, lȳtlum lȳtelum, lȳtlum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: litel, lettele, litell, lytel, luitel, lutel, lutil, luytel (Southern, West Midlands)
    • English: little
    • Scots: lytil, litil
    • Yola: lethel, lithel, litha, lythea
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