costrel

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English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English costrel, from Old French costerel, modification of costeret. Compare Medieval Latin costrellum (“a liquid measure”), costrellus (“a wine cup”) and Welsh costrel.

Noun

costrel (plural costrels)

  1. (archaic) A bottle of earthenware, leather, or wood, having ears by which it was suspended at the side.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “costrel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French costerel, modification of costeret.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔstˈrɛːl/, /kɔstˈrɛl/, /ˈkɔstrɛl/

Noun

costrel

  1. Any small container or means of storage for liquids; a costrel.
    Synonym: costret

Descendants

  • English: costrel
  • → Middle Welsh: costrel

References

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh costrel, from Middle English costrel, costrelle, from Old French costerel, modification of costeret.

Pronunciation

Noun

costrel f (plural costrelau or costreli)

  1. flagon, bottle, costrel
  2. skin bottle
  3. keg
  4. measure of two quarts

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Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
costrel gostrel nghostrel chostrel
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “costrel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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