caudel

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Northern French caudel (Parisien chaudel), from Medieval Latin caldellum, diminutive of Latin caldus (warm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kau̯ˈdɛːl/, /ˈkau̯dɛl/

Noun

caudel (uncountable)

  1. caudle (hot drink given to the sick)
  2. A cooked (meat) loaf or cake.
  3. (rare) A disorder or mess.

Descendants

  • English: caudle; coddle
  • Middle Scots: caudil

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