zelle

See also: Zelle

Farefare

Etymology

Compare Moore gelle (“egg”)

Pronunciation

/zél.lé/

Noun

zelle (plural zɛla)

1. egg

Middle English

Verb

zelle

1. (Kent) Alternative form of sellen

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin zelus (“jealousy, zeal”), itself derived from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).

Noun

zelle f (plural zelles)

1. zeal
   • 1549, Hugon (Hugo de la Chapelle?), Second livre contenant xxvi. chansons:

     Amour rempli de pitié, et de zelle,
     D’amour mourant toucha la legière aesle.

     Love, full of pity and of zeal, dying of love touched the light wing.

Descendants

• French: zèle