spyndel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• spyndylle, spyndell, spindelle, spyndle, spindil, spyndill, spyndul, spindel, spinle, spindle

Etymology

From Old English spinel, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu; equivalent to spinnen +‎ -el (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspindəl/, /ˈspinəl/

Noun

spyndel (plural spyndels)

1. A spindle (axis for rotating thread on)
2. An rod that objects revolve around; a spoke or axle.
3. Any staff, stick or bar; a long, skinny piece of a material.

Descendants

• English: spindle, spinnel
• Scots: spinnell, spindill

References

• “spindel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-24.