forcel

== Old English == === Alternative forms === feorcol === Etymology === Probably a conflation of Proto-Germanic *furklaz (“small fork”), from Latin furcula (“small fork”), and Proto-Germanic *ferkalaz, *furkaz (“stake, stick, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *perg- (“board, beam, trunk”), related to Old Saxon fercal, ferkal (“bolt, bar, lock”), Old Norse forkr (“iron-clad pole used for propelling a boat”), Lithuanian pérgas (“dugout”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfor.kel/, [ˈforˠ.kel] === Noun === forcel m a pitchfork (only in the plural) bars, bolts, locks ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: