todal

Old English

Alternative forms

• todæl

Etymology

From to- + -dāl.

Noun

tōdāl n

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

     Micel tōdāl is betwux þam gecyrredum mannum: sume hí geefenlæcað þam apostolum, sume hí geefenlæcað Iudan, Cristes belǽwan, 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.

Declension

Needs a table for neuter i-stem nouns.

References

1. Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary "tó-dál"