Nowel

See also: nowel

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French noel or Anglo-Norman noel, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (birthday of the Lord).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔu̯ˈɛl/

Proper noun

Nowel

  1. (rare) Christmas, Noel
  2. (rare) a surname

Descendants

  • English: Noel, noel

References

Interjection

Nowel

  1. A gleeful exclamation upon hearing Jesus being born in representations of the event.
  2. A general-purpose gleeful exclamation.

References

Plautdietsch

Noun

Nowel m (plural Nowels)

  1. navel, belly button