fifel

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *fimbil, *fimbul, from Proto-Germanic *fimbulaz and Proto-Germanic *fimfilaz. Cognate with Old Norse fimbul- (“mighty, great”) and Old Norse fífl (“fool, idiot, buffoon”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfiː.fel/, [ˈfiː.vel] === Noun === fīfel m or n (poetic) monster, giant (poetic) sea-monster ==== Usage notes ==== The gender of this noun is uncertain; it is either masculine or neuter. ==== Declension ==== If Masculine: Strong a-stem: If Neuter: Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “fífel”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.