thistel

Middle English

Alternative forms

þistel, thystyl, þistil, thestel, thystylle, thystyll, þestel, thistill, þystel, þissle, thystul

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þistel, from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθistəl/

Noun

thistel (plural thisteles)

thistle (a plant belonging to the genus Carduus)
thistle (any spiky or prickly perennial composite plant)

Descendants

English: thistle
Scots: thrissel

References

“thistel (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-24.

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