tænel

== Old English == === Alternative forms === tēnil === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *tainīl, from Proto-Germanic *tainīlaz, a diminutive of *tainijǭ (“wickerwork; basket”), from *tainaz (“rod; twig”). Related to Old High German zeina (“basket”), Old Norse teina (“wicker basket”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtæː.nel/ === Noun === tǣnel m (nominative plural tǣnelas) a wicker basket ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: tenel, tenellEnglish: teanel (dialectal)