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missel

/ˈmɪsəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-sel
IPA
/ˈmɪsəl/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A missel thrush.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

mistletoe

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

adj

Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

missels (plural)

Phrases

missel thrush

Frequently Paired Words

missel thrush

Homonyms

missal mistle

Rhymes With

missile whistle dismissal thistle epistle bristle fissile bissell missal entwistle gristle kissel

Questions

How do you pronounce missel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪsəl/.
What does missel mean?
A missel thrush.
Where does missel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce missel

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