nedle

Middle English

Alternative forms

nedel, nedele, nedelle, nedyl, needil, needle, nidel
neeld, neld, nelde (metathetic)
nædle (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English nǣdl, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu; the final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈneːdlə/, /ˈneːdəl/, /ˈnɛː-/
(metathetic) IPA^(key): /ˈneːld(ə)/, /ˈnɛː-/

Noun

nedle (plural nedles)

needle

Derived terms

nedlere

Descendants

English: needle
Yola: neal

References

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

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