fenel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fenele, fenyl
• fenell, fenelle, finelle, vinel (Late Middle English)

Etymology

From Old English fenol, finul, finuðl, finule, from Old French fenoil, from Late Latin fēnuculum, from Latin faeniculum, Doublet of fenkel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛnəl/

Noun

fenel (uncountable)

1. fennel

Descendants

• English: fennel
• Scots: fennel

References

• “fenel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 May 2019.