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Middle English
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Etymology
Inherited from Old English misteltān (literally “mistletoe twig”), possibly a calque of Old Norse mistilteinn; often reanalysed as mistel (“mistletoe”) + to (“toe”). For the form mystyldene, compare Early Modern English misseldine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmistəltə(n)/, /ˈmistəlˌtɔː/
Noun
mistelto (uncountable) (uncommon)
- Mistletoe (Viscum album)
- Synonym: mistel
- The dried berries of this plant used as beads.
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