fithele

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fedele, fedle, fethele, ffythil, ffythele, fieþle, fithel, fiþele, fydell, phetele, phethele, viþele

Etymology

From Old English *fiþele, from Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā; probably related to Latin vitula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiðəl(ə)/, /ˈfiðlə/

Noun

fithele (plural fitheles)

1. A string instrument played with a bow; a viol.

   Synonym: fiele

Related terms

• fithelen
• fithelere

Descendants

• English: fiddle (dialectal feddle)
  • → Swahili: fidla
• Scots: fiddle
• Yola: videl
• → Irish: fidil
• → Scottish Gaelic: fìdheall

References

• “fithele, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.