nedle

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nedel, nedele, nedelle, nedyl, needil, needle, nidel
• neeld, neld, nelde (metathetic)
• nædle (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English nǣdl, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu; the final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːdlə/, /ˈneːdəl/, /ˈnɛː-/
• (metathetic) IPA^(key): /ˈneːld(ə)/, /ˈnɛː-/

Noun

nedle (plural nedles)

1. needle

Derived terms

• nedlere

Descendants

• English: needle
• Yola: neal

References

• “nẹ̄dle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.