Mistle

//ˈmɪsəl// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    mistletoe countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    the mistle thrush countable
Verb
  1. 1
    To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”).

Etymology 2

Presumably from mist + -le (frequentative suffix).

Related phrases

mistle thrush

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