sorel
See also: Sorel
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒɹəl
Noun
sorel (countable and uncountable, plural sorels)
References
- “sorel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French sorel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsurəl/, /ˈsɔrəl/
Noun
sorel
- sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
- wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
- The leaves of either of these plants
Descendants
- English: sorrel
References
- “sorel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Etymology 2
From Old French sorel; equivalent to sor (“sorrel”) + -el (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔrəl/
References
- “sorel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Descendants
- English: sorel (obsolete)
References
- “sorel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Old French
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