mistle

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪsəl/

Etymology 1

From Middle English mistel (“basil; mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“basil; mistletoe”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstilaz (“mistle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meyǵʰ- (“to urinate”). Cognate with Dutch mistel, German Mistel, Swedish mistel.

Noun

mistle (countable and uncountable, plural mistles)

  1. (obsolete) mistletoe
  2. (countable) the mistle thrush

Etymology 2

Verb

mistle (third-person singular simple present mistles, present participle mistling, simple past and past participle mistled)

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

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