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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mistel, from Old Dutch *mistil, from Proto-West Germanic *mistil, from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
mistel m (plural mistels, diminutive misteltje n)
- (archaic) Synonym of maretak (“mistletoe, Viscum album”)
Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English mistel, from Proto-West Germanic *mistil, from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
mistel (uncountable)
- (rare) mistletoe (Viscum album)
- Synonym: mistelto
Descendants
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Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *mistil, from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
mistel m
- mistletoe
Usage notes
- This term is used to gloss Latin ōcimum, conventionally translated as 'basil', so it was traditionally thought to bear that meaning too. However, Latin ōcimum does not necessarily mean "basil". making this identification groundless, especially since basil is quite dissimilar to mistletoe.
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse mistilteinn
Noun
mistel c
- mistletoe
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