whytel

Middle English

Alternative forms

whitle, wytele, wittulle

Etymology

From Old English hwītel, from Proto-Germanic *hwītilaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʍiːtəl/, /ˈwiːtəl/

Noun

whytel (plural whytles)

blanket or covering

Descendants

English: whittle
Yola: whithel

References

“whītel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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