pomel
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpomɛl]
Verb
pomel
- second-person singular imperative of pomlít
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pomelle, pumelle
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French pomel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpumɛl/, /puˈmɛːl/
Noun
pomel (plural pomels)
- pommel
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2689:
- [...] He pighte him on the pomel of his heed, [...]
- [...] He hit himself on the top of his head, [...]
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2689:
References
- “pǒmel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “pomel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Old French
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