þymel

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

þymel

Alternative form of thymbyll

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From þūma (“thumb”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈθyː.mel/

Noun[edit]

þȳmel m

thumbstall

Declension[edit]

Declension of þymel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þȳmel	þȳmelas
accusative	þȳmel	þȳmelas
genitive	þȳmeles	þȳmela
dative	þȳmele	þȳmelum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: thymbyll, themel, þymel, thymbyl, themyl, thymle, themelle
- English: thimble
- Scots: thummle, thumble

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