spyndel

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English spinel, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu; equivalent to spinnen +‎ -el (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspindəl/, /ˈspinəl/

Noun

spyndel (plural spyndels)

  1. A spindle (axis for rotating thread on)
  2. A rod that objects revolve around; a spoke or axle.
  3. Any staff, stick or bar; a long, skinny piece of a material.

Descendants

  • English: spindle (dialectal spinnel)
  • Middle Scots: spinnell, spindill

References

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