spyndel
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English spinel, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu; equivalent to spinnen + -el (agentive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spyndel (plural spyndels)
- A spindle (axis for rotating thread on)
- An rod that objects revolve around; a spoke or axle.
- Any staff, stick or bar; a long, skinny piece of a material.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “spindel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-24.
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- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms suffixed with -el (agentive)
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- enm:Spinning
- enm:Weaving