mistal

See also: Miśtal

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *mystal, from myx (“dung”) +‎ stal (“shed”).

For the disappearance of /k/ before /st/, compare the disappearance of /x/ before /st/ in Anglian Old English hēst (“highest”), nēsta (“nearest”), and sesta (“sixth”), surviving in Scots neest (“next”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪstəl/, /ˈmɪsəl/

Noun

mistal (plural mistals)

  1. (UK, Northern England) A cowshed.

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