abele

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See also Abele, ābele, and ābelē

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Dutch abeel, from Middle Dutch, from Norman abiel, from a diminutive of Latin albus (white).

Abele; White poplar

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /əˈbiːl/, /ə.ˈbeɪl/, /ˈeɪ.bl̩/
  • (US) IPA: /əˈbil/, /ə.ˈbeɪl/, /ˈeɪ.bl̩/

Noun [edit]

abele (plural abeles)

  1. The white poplar (Populus alba). [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
    • (Can we date this quote?) Mrs. Browning
      Six abeles i' the churchyard grow

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References [edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 3:

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Noun [edit]

abele

  1. bee