frayel

Middle English

Alternative forms

ffrele, frael, fraiel, frale, freyel, frayle

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French frael, fraiel, of unknown origin; possibly a dissimilatory variant of flael, flaiel (“flail”); if so, a doublet of fleyl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /frɛi̯ˈɛl/, /ˈfrɛi̯ɛl/, /fraːˈɛl/, /ˈfraːɛl/

Noun

frayel (plural frayels)

A rushen basket for picking dried fruit; a frail.

Descendants

English: frail
Scots: frail

References

“fraiel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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