tasel
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English tǣsl, tǣsel, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu; equivalent to tesen + -el (agentive suffix).
Forms with /a/, /aː/ are presumably from trisyllabic shortening in Old English inflected forms.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tasel (plural taseles)
- teasel (Dipsacus sativus) or a similar plant.
- Part of the teasel used to full cloth.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “tēsel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.