servyle

Middle English

Alternative forms

• servile, servyl, servylle

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French servil, servile, from Latin servīlis; equivalent to serven +‎ -yle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛrˈviːl(ə)/, /ˈsɛrvil(ə)/

Noun

servyle (uncountable)

1. Fitting for or pertaining to a servant or slave; servile.
2. (biblical) Prohibited on the Sabbath.

Descendants

• English: servile

References

• “servī̆l(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.