mesell
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English
Etymology
From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.
Adjective
mesell
Noun
mesell (plural mesells)
References
- “† mesel, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin misellus (“wretched”).
Adjective
mesell (feminine mesella, masculine plural mesells, feminine plural meselles)
References
- “mesell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.