英和和英

語源

From a metathetic alteration of Proto-Germanic *werulō, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *weruz (“lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“high, raised area, tuber, lump, blister”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈwe.ler/
• 韻: -e.ler

名詞

weler m or f

1. (anatomy) lip
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis"‎:

     God ġesċōp ūs twā ēagan and twā ēaran, twā nosþyrlu and twēġen weoloras, twā handa and twēġen fēt.

     God made us two eyes and two ears, two nostrils and two lips, two hands and two feet.

語形変化

• (masculine)

Strong a-stem:

• (feminine)

Strong ō-stem:

同意語

• lippa