chervell

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cherefelle, charville, charwelle, chervyl

Etymology

From Old English cerfelle, from Anglo-Norman chervele, from Latin chaerephylla, from Ancient Greek χαιρέφυλλον (khairéphullon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛrvɛl(ə)/

Noun

chervell (plural chervelys)

1. chervil

Descendants

• English: chervil

References

• “chervel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.