icicle

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icicle

/ˈʌɪsəkəl/ Canada
/ˈaɪs.ɪkl̩/ UK
/ˈaɪ.sɪ.kl̩/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English isykle, isikel, from Old English *īsġicel, from Proto-West Germanic *īsajikil, *īsajekul, equivalent to ice + ickle. It was assimilated to nouns in -icle, from Latin -iculus—the expected spelling would have -ickle. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Iesjuukel (“icicle”), German Low German Iesjökel, dialectal Danish jisegel (“icicle”), Norwegian isjukel (“icicle”) and Elfdalian aisikkel.

noun icicles

A drooping, tapering shape of ice. Mor. Miſlike me not for my complexion, / The ſhadowed liuerie of the burniſht ſunne, / To whom I am a neighbour,and neere bred. / Bring me the faireſt creature North-ward borne, / Where Phœbus fire ſcarce thawes the yſicles, / And let vs make inciſion for your loue, / To proue whoſe blood is reddeſt

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noun a spear-shape of ice

Español	carámbano, chuzo, pinganello, candelizo, pinganillo, candela
한국어	고드름 godeureum
日本語	氷柱 tsurara
中文	冰柱 bīngzhù, 冰錐 /冰锥 bīngzhuī, 冰錐子 /冰锥子 bīngzhuīzi, 冰凌 bīnglíng, 冰溜 bīngliù
हिन्दी	हिमलंब himlamb
Português	sincelo
Français	chandelle de glace, glaçon
Deutsch	Eiszapfen
Italiano	ghiacciolo
Ελληνικά	παγοκρύσταλλος pagokrýstallos
Română	țurțur
Русский	сосу́лька sosúlʹka, сосу́ля sosúlja
Tiếng Việt	cột băng, trụ băng
العربية	دَلَاة جَلِيدِيَّة

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@misc{icicle_2026,
  title = {icicle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/icicle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}