thymbyll

Middle English

Alternative forms

themel, þymel, thymbyl, themyl, thymle, themelle

Etymology

From Old English þȳmel, from Proto-Germanic *þūmilaz; equivalent to thombe +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθim(b)əl/, /ˈθiːməl/, /ˈθɛməl/, /ˈθuməl/

Noun

thymbyll (plural thymbylls)

thimble (cap for fingers while sewing)

Descendants

English: thimble
Scots: thummle, thumble

References

“thī̆mel (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-11.

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