English Explanatory Dictionary

mistal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cowshed.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪstəl/ /ˈmɪsəl/

Word forms

mistal mistals

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *mystal, from myx (“dung”) + stal (“shed”). For the disappearance of /k/ before /st/, compare the disappearance of /x/ before /st/ in Anglian Old English hēst (“highest”), nēst (“nearest”), and sesta (“sixth”), surviving in Scots neest (“next”).

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