cradel

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cradol, from Proto-West Germanic *kradul, from Proto-Germanic *kradulaz. Compare cart.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkraːdəl/, /ˈkrɛːdəl/

Noun

cradel (plural cradels)

  1. A cradle (bed for babies)
  2. (by extension) A rack or frame.

Descendants

  • English: cradle
  • Scots: cradle, craddle, creddle

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