spyndel
Middle English
Alternative forms
- spyndylle, spyndell, spindelle, spyndle, spindil, spyndill, spyndul, spindel, spinle, spindle
Etymology
From Old English spinel, from Proto-Germanic *spinnilō; equivalent to spin + -el.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspindəl/, /ˈspinəl/
Noun
spyndel (plural spyndels)
- A spindle (axis for rotating thread on)
- An rod that objects revolve around; a spoke or axle.
- Any staff, stick or bar; a long, skinny piece of a material.
Descendants
- English: spindle, spinnel
- Scots: spinnell, spindill
References
- “spindel (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-24.