litel

Ladin

Adjective

litel m (feminine singular litela, masculine plural litei, feminine plural liteles)

electoral

Middle English

Alternative forms

lutel, lutil, lytel, litell

Etymology

From Old English lȳtel, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtil, from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlitəl/, /ˈliːtəl/

Adjective

litel

little (small; not large)
- 14^th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue
  He koude in litel thyng have suffisaunce.
  He could find contentment in little things

Descendants

English: little
Scots: lytil, litil
Yola: lethel, lithel, litha, lythea

References

“lī̆tel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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