wimpel

See also: Wimpel

Dutch

Noun

wimpel m (plural wimpels, diminutive wimpeltje n)

1. pennon, pennant

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Middle English

Noun

wimpel

1. Alternative form of wympel

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Old English

Alternative forms

• winpel
• ƿimpel — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwim.pel/

Noun

wimpel m

1. a veil, an article of women's dress; a covering for the neck, a cloak, a hood

   Wimple goldgewefenum ― A gold woven wimple. (Hpt. Gl. 506, 63.)

Descendants

• Middle English: wympel, wimpel, wympil, wimpul
  • English: wimple
  • Scots: wympill, wempill, wompyll, wimple