mistle

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English mistel (basil; mistletoe), from Old English mistel (basil; mistletoe), from Proto-Germanic *mihstilaz (mistle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meyǵʰ- (to urinate). Cognate with Dutch mistel, German Mistel, Swedish mistel.

Noun

mistle (countable and uncountable, plural mistles)

  1. (obsolete) mistletoe
  2. (countable) the mistle thrush

Etymology 2

Verb

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  1. To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.

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