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missel.

A missel thrush.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɪsəl/

  1. A missel thrush.

    countable · uncountable

  2. mistletoe

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
adj/ˈmɪsəl/

  1. Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈmɪsəl/

  1. Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

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