mistle

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪsəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪsəl

Etymology 1

From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”).

Noun

mistle (countable and uncountable, plural mistles)

1. (obsolete) mistletoe
2. (countable) the mistle thrush

Etymology 2

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Verb

mistle (third-person singular simple present mistles, present participle mistling, simple past and past participle mistled)

1. To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.

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