pistle

Meanings

1. Synonym of epistle.
2. A story conveyed verbally.

1. To write about (someone or something) in, or in the form of, a letter.

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English pistel, pistle (“letter; epistle”) [and other forms], from Old English pistol (“letter, epistle”), an aphetic form of epistol, epistola, from Latin epistola (“letter, epistle; literary work in letter form”): see further at epistle. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates Scots pistil, pistle