precel
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See also: přećel
English
Etymology
See precellence.
Verb
precel (third-person singular simple present precels, present participle precelling, simple past and past participle precelled)
- (obsolete) To surpass; to excel; to exceed.
- 1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ . Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: T B for H. Mosley , →OCLC:
- […] attempted a Princely Graffe, which as farre precels her, which hee hath lighted upon […]
References
“precel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Brezel, from Middle High German brēzel, from Old High German breztella, brezitella, from Italian bracciatello, Latin bracchiātus, from bracchium (“arm”) + -ātus.
Pronunciation
Noun
precel m inan (diminutive precelek)
Declension
Declension of precel