mesel
mesel adjective: synonym of leprous: having leprosy or a similar skin disorder.
Adjective
mesel
- Synonym of leprous: having leprosy or a similar skin disorder.
- Also in that flome Jordan Naaman of Syria bathed him, that was full rich, but he was mesell; and there anon he took his health.1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
- Synonyms:
- leprous
- Synonym of wretched.
- Synonyms:
- wretched
- Synonym of repulsive.
- Synonyms:
- repulsive
- Synonym of sinful.
- Synonyms:
- sinful
- Synonym of diseased, particularly visibly displaying a diseased exterior.
- Synonyms:
- diseased, particularly visibly displaying a diseased exterior
Noun
mesel (plural mesels)
Synonyms of mesel
Forms of mesel
| alternative form | mesyl |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mesell |
| alternative form | mesall |
| alternative form | messel |
| alternative form | messell |
| alternative form | mesele |
| alternative form | mesale |
| alternative form | missel |
| alternative form | misell |
| alternative form | missell |
| alternative form | missale |
| alternative form | missaell |
| alternative form | messelle |
| alternative form | messille |
| alternative form | mysal |
| alternative form | mysel |
| alternative form | mysale |
| alternative form | mysell |
| alternative form | myssaell |
| alternative form | myssale |
Origin of mesel
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.
Words formed from mesel
- mesel-cote
- meseled
- mesel house
- meseling
- mesel man
- meselness
- meselry
- mesely
Questions about mesel
- What does mesel mean?
- Mesel means synonym of leprous: having leprosy or a similar skin disorder.
- What part of speech is mesel?
- Mesel can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near mesel in the dictionary
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