sorel
See also: Sorel
English
Etymology
Old French sorel
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒɹəl
Noun
sorel (countable and uncountable, plural sorels)
- A young buck (deer) in the third year.
- A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.
- Obsolete form of sorrel (“the plant”).
References
- sorel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Loser, Osler, Rosel, Soler, eorls, lo-res, lores, loser, orles, relos, roles, rôles, slore, soler
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French sorel.
Alternative forms
- surele, sorele, sorelle, surell, sorell
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsurəl/, /ˈsɔrəl/
Noun
sorel
- sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
- wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
- The leaves of either of these plants
Descendants
- English: sorrel
References
- “sorel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Etymology 2
From Old French sorel; equivalent to sor (“sorrel”) + -el (diminutive suffix).
Alternative forms
- sorell, sorelle, sowrel
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔrəl/
Adjective
sorel
- (of animals) sorrel (red-brown)
Descendants
- English: sorel, sorrel
References
- “sorel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Noun
sorel
- (rare) A three-year-old male deer.
Descendants
- English: sorel (obsolete)
References
- “sorel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Old French
Adjective
sorel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sorele)
- sorrel (of a reddish-brown color)
Descendants
- → Middle English: sorel
- English: sorrel, sorel