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mistle¹

  • /ˈmɪsəl/

Rhymes with -ɪsəl

Where it comes from

From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”).

noun mistles

  1. countable, obsolete, uncountable mistletoe
  2. countable the mistle thrush

mistle²

  • /ˈmɪsəl/

Rhymes with -ɪsəl

Where it comes from

Presumably from mist + -le (frequentative suffix).

verb mistles · mistling · mistled

  1. To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.

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"mistle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mistle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"mistle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mistle.

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@misc{mistle_2026,
  title = {mistle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mistle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}