missel

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/ˈmɪsəl/

noun

A missel thrush.

OriginMiddle English mesel ← Norman mesel ← Old French mesel →
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Meanings

missel1

nounmissel (countable and uncountable, plural missels)

plural missels

  1. countableuncountableA missel thrush.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountablemistletoe

missel2

adjective
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.
nounmissel (plural missels)

plural missels

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

Origin

  1. Late Latinmisellus“leper”
  2. Old Frenchmesel“leprous, leper”
  3. Normanmesel“leprous, leper”
  4. Middle Englishmesel“leprous, leper”
  5. Englishmissel

From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with missel

missilewhistlethistleepistlebristlegristleabyssalbisselmistlefinal whistlekisslepistletwistle
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Anagrams

smilesslimesMeissl
Cite this entry
APA

missel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missel

MLA

“missel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missel.

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