þistel

Middle English

Noun

þistel

1. Alternative form of thistel

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þistil. Cognate with Old High German distil, Old Norse þistill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθis.tel/

Noun

þistel m (nominative plural þistlas)

1. thistle

Declension

Declension of þistel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þistel	þistlas
accusative	þistel	þistlas
genitive	þistles	þistla
dative	þistle	þistlum

Derived terms

• wuduþistel

Descendants

• Middle English: thistel, þistel, thystyl, þistil, thestel, thystylle, thystyll, þestel, thistill, þystel, þissle, thystul
  • English: thistle
  • Scots: thrissel