missel
Meanings
noun
- A missel thrush.
- mistletoe
adj
- Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.
noun
- Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
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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