hatel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• heatel, hetel

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hatol, hetol, from Proto-West Germanic *hatul; equivalent to hate +‎ -el (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːtəl/, /ˈhatəl/, /ˈhɛːtəl/, /ˈhɛtəl/

Adjective

hatel

1. Violent, ruthless, savage, ferocious.
2. (rare) Hateful, angry, ireful, raging.
3. (rare) Disliked, detestable, revolting.

Descendants

• English: hattle, hettle
• Scots: hettle

References

• “hā̆tel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.