mistle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. mistletoe
  2. the mistle thrush
verb
  1. To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪsəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mistle.wav

Word forms

mistle mistles mistling mistled

Etymology

From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”).

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