thyvel

Middle English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þȳfel;[1] the "potstick" sense is either a separate word or a later development of the "bush" sense through an intermediate "whisk" sense.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθiːvəl/, /ˈθivəl/, /ˈθeːvəl/
  • IPA(key): /ˈðyːvəl/, /ˈðyvəl/ (early Southwest Midland)

Noun

thyvel

  1. (Early Middle English, Southwest Midland) A bush or shrub.
  2. (Late Middle English, Northern) A potstick (especially for porridge).

Descendants

  • English: thible, thivel (dialectal, obsolete)
  • Middle Scots: *thevill

References

  1. ^ “thī̆vel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ Hedevind, Bertil (1967), “5. NME Long Vowels”, in The Dialect of Dentdale in the West Riding of Yorkshire (Studia Anglistica Upsaliensia; 5)‎[1], Uppsala: Appelbergs Boktryckeri AB, →OCLC, § 5:13, page 152.
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