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missel¹

  • /ˈmɪsəl/

Rhymes with -ɪsəl

noun missels

  1. countable, uncountable A missel thrush.
  2. countable, obsolete, uncountable mistletoe

missel²

  • /ˈmɪsəl/

Rhymes with -ɪsəl

Where it comes from

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.

adjective

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

noun missels

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

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@misc{missel_2026,
  title = {missel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/missel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}