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missel

/ˈmɪsəl/

missel noun: a missel thrush. Also the obsolete form of mesel.

Noun

missel (countable and uncountable, plural missels)

  1. A missel thrush.
  2. (obsolete) mistletoe

Also used as

missel is also the obsolete form of mesel.

Forms of missel

pluralmissels

Origin of missel

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.

Phrases with missel

Words that rhyme with missel

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Questions about missel

What does missel mean?
Missel means a missel thrush.
What part of speech is missel?
Missel is a noun.
How do you pronounce missel?
Missel is pronounced /ˈmɪsəl/.
What is the plural of missel?
The plural of missel is missels.

Words near missel in the dictionary

  1. missegregating
  2. missegregation
  3. missegregations
  4. missegregative
  5. misseinterpretacion
  6. missel
  7. missel thrush
  8. missel thrushes
  9. missel-thrush
  10. Misselbrook
  11. misselden

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