þæcele

== Old English == === Alternative forms === þæċile, þæċelle, þeċele, þeċelle, þæċċilla, þæċela, þæċċille, þæċella, þæċċillæ === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *þakilā, *þakilljā, from Proto-Germanic *þakiljǭ, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, *þak- (“to burn”). Related to Old High German dahhezzen, dachezzen (“to flame, flare up, blaze”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθæt͡ʃele/ === Noun === þæċele f torch, light ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== (torch): blase, blysa, brand, ċēn, fæċele ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: þechene, thechene