hwierfel

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hwirfel, hwyrfel, hwerfel, wirfel, worful === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hwirbil, from Proto-Germanic *hwirbilaz, equivalent to hweorfan +‎ -el. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxwi͜yr.fel/, [ˈʍi͜yrˠ.vel] === Noun === hwierfel m circuit, circumference; perimeter, exterior ring, crown whirl, swirl whirlpool, eddy Synonyms: edwielle, edwinde, ġeswelg, hwierfepōl, swelgendnes, swelgnes, swylt, þoden, wǣl ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== hwierfeldīċ (placename) hwierfeldūn (placename) hwierfelmere (placename) ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: wherfel, whervel, wherwille, wervel, whorlwyl, whirle English: whirl Scots: quhirl, quhirll, whirle, whirl