pomel

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpomɛl]

Verb

pomel

1. second-person singular imperative of pomlít

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• pomelle, pumelle

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French pomel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpumɛl/, /puˈmɛːl/

Noun

pomel (plural pomels)

1. pommel

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Descendants

• English: pommel
• Yola: pomeale, pomell

References

• “pǒmel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “pomel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Old French

Etymology

pom +‎ -el.

Noun

pomel oblique singular, m (oblique plural pomeaus or pomeax or pomiaus or pomiax or pomels, nominative singular pomeaus or pomeax or pomiaus or pomiax or pomels, nominative plural pomel)

1. decorate sphere on the end of a sword, a staff, etc.

Descendants

• → English: pommel
• French: pommeau