cradel
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cradelle, cradil, cradul, cradyll, credel, credell, credill, credyl, credyll, kradel
Etymology
From Old English cradol, from Proto-West Germanic *kradul, from Proto-Germanic *kradulaz. Compare cart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkraːdəl/, /ˈkrɛːdəl/
Noun
cradel (plural cradels)
- A cradle (bed for babies)
- (by extension) A rack or frame.
Descendants
- English: cradle
- Scots: cradle, craddle, creddle
References
- “crādel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.