thymbyll

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English þȳmel, from Proto-Germanic *þūmilaz; equivalent to thombe +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθim(b)əl/, /ˈθiːməl/, /ˈθɛməl/, /ˈθuməl/

Noun

thymbyll (plural thymbylls)

  1. thimble (cap for fingers while sewing)

Descendants

  • English: thimble
  • Scots: thummle, thumble

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