eisel

See also: Eisel

English

Alternative forms

• eisell

Etymology

From Middle English aisel, aisille, aysel, from Old French aisil, from Vulgar Latin *acētillum, a diminutive of Latin acētum (“vinegar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪzəl/, /ˈiːzəl/

Noun

eisel (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) vinegar, verjuice
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

     Woul't drink up eisel, eat a crocodile?

Anagrams

• Elise, Elsie