medle

Middle English

Alternative forms

• meyle, mele, melde

Etymology

From Old French medle, mesle, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛdlə/, /ˈmɛdəl/, /ˈmɛːl(ə)/

Noun

medle (rare)

1. The fruit of the common medlar (Crataegus germanica, syn. Mespilus germanica)

Related terms

• medler

References

• “medle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-19.