missel
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English
Etymology 1
Noun
missel (countable and uncountable, plural missels)
Related terms
Etymology 2
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
missel
Noun
missel (plural missels)
References
- “† mesel, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. - “missel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
missel m (plural missels)
Further reading
- “missel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.