forcel

Old English

Alternative forms

• feorcol

Etymology

Probably a conflation of Proto-Germanic *furklaz (“small fork”), from Latin furcula (“small fork”), and Proto-Germanic *ferkalaz, *furkaz (“stake, stick, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *perg- (“board, beam, trunk”), related to Old Saxon fercal, ferkal (“bolt, bar, lock”), Old Norse forkr (“iron-clad pole used for propelling a boat”), Lithuanian pérgas (“dugout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfor.kel/, [ˈforˠ.kel]

Noun

forcel m

1. a pitchfork
2. (only in the plural) bars, bolts, locks

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	forcel	forclas
accusative	forcel	forclas
genitive	forcles	forcla
dative	forcle	forclum