todal

Old English

Alternative forms

• tōdǣl

Etymology

From tō- +‎ dāl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːˌdɑːl/

Noun

tōdāl n

1. division, seperation
2. difference, disagreement
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"

     Miċel tōdāl is betwux þām ġeċyrredum mannum: sume hī ġeefenlǣċað þām apostolum, sume hī ġeefenlǣċað Iūdan, Cristes belǣwan, sume Annanian and Saphiran, sume Giezi.

     There is a great difference among converted men: some imitate the apostles, some imitate Judas, the betrayer of Christ, some Ananias and Sapphira, some Gehazi.

3. a part, portion, section
4. a dividing mark; a comma

Declension

Declension of tōdāl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tōdāl	tōdāl
accusative	tōdāl	tōdāl
genitive	tōdāles	tōdāla
dative	tōdāle	tōdālum

Related terms

• tōdǣlan
• ġedāl
• dǣl
• dǣlan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “tō-dāl”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.