potell
Middle English
Alternative forms
- potel, potelle, pottell, pottel, pottelle
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French potel; equivalent to pot + -el.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔtəl/
Noun
potell (plural potelles)
- A pottle (a small container, often one containing a half-gallon)
- A pottle (a unit of volume equalling a half-gallon)
Synonyms
- poteller (in the first sense)
Descendants
- English: pottle
- Scots: pottle
References
- “potel(le (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-22.