bristel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• brustel, brostel, brestel

Etymology

From Old English bristl, *byrstel, from Proto-West Germanic *burstilu, equivalent to brist +‎ -el (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbristəl/

Noun

bristel (plural bristels)

1. A bristle or stiff hair

Descendants

• English: bristle

References

• “bristel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.