middel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch middel.

Noun

middel (plural middele)

1. means

Noun

middel (plural middels)

1. remedy, cure
2. middle, waist

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic *midlą. The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /midəl/,

Noun

middel n (singular definite midlet or middelet, plural indefinite midler)

1. means
2. remedy

Usage notes

Used in plural the meaning may be money, funds, means or measures; see midler.

Inflection

Derived terms

• beskyttelsesmiddel

Adjective

middel (neuter middel, plural and definite singular attributive middel)

1. medium, average

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch middel, from Old Dutch middil, from Proto-Germanic *midil-, *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”). Cognate with English middle and German Mittel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.dəl/

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• Hyphenation: mid‧del
• Rhymes: -ɪdəl
• Homophone: Middel

Noun

middel n (plural middelen, diminutive middeltje n)

1. means

   Een pincet is het middel bij uitstek om een splinter te verwijderen.

   Tweezers are the appropriate means to remove a splinter.

2. medicine, cure

   Aspirine is ondertussen een middeltje tegen alles.

   By now, aspirin is a cure for everything.

Synonyms

• instrument
• werktuig

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: middel
• Negerhollands: midlen

Noun

middel n or m (plural middels, diminutive middeltje n)

1. waist

   De jurk zit strak om haar middel.

   The dress fits nicely around her waist.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: middel
• Negerhollands: middel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• medil, midel, midle, myddil, myddel, myddyl

Etymology

From Old English middel, from Proto-Germanic *midilą, a form of *midlą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmidəl/, /ˈmɛdəl/

Noun

middel (plural middeles)

1. The middle or centre of something.
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎, published c. 1410, 4:6, page 118v, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     ⁊ bifoꝛe þe ſeete as a ſee of glas liyk a criſtal ¶ and in þe myddil of þe ſeete ⁊ in þe cumpas of þe ſete .· foure beeſtis ful of iȝen bifoꝛe ⁊ bihynde

     And in front of the throne a sea of glass, like a crystal. And in the middle of the throne and all around it, four beasts covered in eyes on the front and back.

2. The midst of something.
3. The middle period or part of something.
4. The intermediate, middle-ranking (member of a group).
5. A half of something.

Descendants

• English: middle
• Scots: middil, midle
• Yola: mithel, methel

References

• “middel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.

Adjective

middel (plural and weak singular middle, comparative middelre, superlative middelest)

1. In the middle; the middle.
2. The intermediate, middle-ranking (of a group).
3. Intermediate, middle-ranking.
4. Half, halfway; in the midpoint of a group.

Descendants

• English: middle
• Scots: middil, midle

References

• “middel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.

Preposition

middel

1. In the middle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German middel.

Noun

middel n (definite singular middelet or midlet, indefinite plural middel or midler, definite plural midla or midlene)

1. a means (action or system by which a result is achieved)

Derived terms

References

• “middel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German middel.

Noun

middel n (definite singular middelet, indefinite plural middel, definite plural midla)

1. a means (as above)

Derived terms

References

• “middel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.