fiþele

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fithele, fithel, fethele, fedele, viþele, phethele, phetele, fieþle, fedle, fydell, ffythil, ffythele

Etymology

From Old English fiþele, probably related to Latin vitula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiðəl(ə)/

Noun

fiþele (plural fiþeles)

1. A string instrument played with a bow; a viol.

Synonyms

• fiele
• viol

Related terms

• fiþelen
• fiþelere

Descendants

• English: fiddle
• Scots: fiddle, bowe-fiddle
• Irish: fidil
• Scottish Gaelic: fìdheall

References

• “fithele (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.