sorel

English

Etymology

Old French sorel

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɹəl

Noun

sorel (countable and uncountable, plural sorels)

1. A young buck (deer) in the third year.
2. A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.
3. Obsolete form of sorrel (“the plant”).

References

• “sorel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Loser, Osler, Rosel, Soler, eorls, lo-res, lores, loser, orles, relos, roles, rôles, slore, soler

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French sorel.

Alternative forms

• surele, sorele, sorelle, surell, sorell

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsurəl/, /ˈsɔrəl/

Noun

sorel

2. sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
3. wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
4. The leaves of either of these plants

Descendants

• English: sorrel

References

• “sorel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.

Etymology 2

From Old French sorel; equivalent to sor (“sorrel”) +‎ -el (diminutive suffix).

Alternative forms

• sorell, sorelle, sowrel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔrəl/

Adjective

sorel

2. (of animals) sorrel (red-brown)

Descendants

• English: sorel, sorrel

References

• “sorel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.

Noun

sorel

1. (rare) A three-year-old male deer.

Descendants

• English: sorel (obsolete)

References

• “sorel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.

Old French

Adjective

sorel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sorele)

1. sorrel (of a reddish-brown color)

Descendants

• → Middle English: sorel
  • English: sorrel, sorel