spangel
See also: Spangel
Middle English
Etymology
From spang (“a small piece of ornamental metal; a spangle; a small ornament; a bowl or cup”), equivalent to spang + -el (agentive suffix).
Noun
spangel
- small piece of ornamental metal, spangle; a small ornament
- A litell cheyne of gold wyth a perle hangyng therby and ij spangell of gold. — Paston Letters, 1462
Descendants
- English: spangle
References
- Middle English Dictionary