pucel

English

Noun

pucel (plural pucels)

  1. Obsolete form of pucelle.

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Old English

Etymology

Diminutive of pūca (devil, demon), from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (goblin, imp), equivalent to pūca + -el. Cognate with Danish pokker (devil, deuce). More at puck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuː.kel/

Noun

pūcel m

  1. a goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit

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Descendants

  • Middle English: *poukel (found in names and compounds)

Old French

Etymology

Masculine form derived from the feminine pucele.

Noun

pucel oblique singular, m (oblique plural puceaus or puceax or puciaus or puciax or pucels, nominative singular puceaus or puceax or puciaus or puciax or pucels, nominative plural pucel)

  1. young, unmarried man
  2. (by extension) virgin (male person who has ever had sexual relations)

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