nedle
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- nedel, nedele, nedelle, nedyl, needil, needle, nidel
- neeld, neld, nelde (metathetic)
- nædle (Early Middle English)
Etymology
editInherited from Old English nǣdl, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu; the final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnedle (plural nedles)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “nẹ̄dle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.