nall
English
Etymology
From Middle English a nal (“an awl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔːl/
Noun
nall (plural nalls)
- (obsolete, UK, dialect) An awl.
- 1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC:
- , And apron, and scissars for head and for tail,
Whole bridle and saddle, whitleather, and nall,
With collars and harness, for thiller and all […]
Votic
The spelling of this entry has been normalized from nalla according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community as described at Wiktionary:Votic entry guidelines or recent spelling standards of the language.
Etymology
Rebracketing from an old otherwise lost genitive ending -n.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA(key): /ˈnɑlː(ɑ)/, [ˈnɑlː(ə̠)]
- Rhymes: -ɑlː
- Hyphenation: nall
Postposition
nall
- alternative form of all
References
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “nalla”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language][1], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na(ː)ɬ/
Noun
nall
- nasal mutation of dall