thistel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• þistel, thystyl, þistil, thestel, thystylle, thystyll, þestel, thistill, þystel, þissle, thystul

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þistel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθistəl/

Noun

thistel (plural thisteles)

1. thistle (a plant belonging to the genus Carduus)
2. thistle (any spiky or prickly perennial composite plant)

Descendants

• English: thistle
• Scots: thrissel

References

• “thistel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-24.