thymbyll
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English þȳmel, from Proto-Germanic *þūmilaz; equivalent to thombe + -el (agentive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
thymbyll (plural thymbylls)
- thimble (cap for fingers while sewing)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “thī̆mel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-11.