missel

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈmɪsəl/

Definition of missel

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A missel thrush.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A missel thrush.
  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)mistletoe
  3. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

adj

  1. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

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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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