zelle
See also: Zelle
Farefare
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit/zél.lé/
Noun
editzelle (plural zɛla)
- egg
Middle English
editVerb
editzelle
Middle French
editEtymology
editFrom Latin zelus (“jealousy, zeal”), itself derived from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).
Noun
editzelle f (plural zelles)
- zeal
- 1549, Hugon (Hugo de la Chapelle?), Second livre contenant xxvi. chansons:
- Amour rempli de pitié, et de zelle,
D’amour mourant toucha la legière aesle.- Love, full of pity and of zeal, dying of love touched the light wing.
Descendants
edit- French: zèle
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