mesell
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.
Adjective edit
mesell
Noun edit
mesell (plural mesells)
References edit
- “† mesel, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin misellus (“wretched”).
Adjective edit
mesell (feminine mesella, masculine plural mesells, feminine plural meselles)
References edit
- “mesell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.