Standard Lemma guide

eisel

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈeɪsəl/
  • /ˈiːsəl/
  • /ˈeɪzəl/
  • /ˈiːzəl/
  • rhymes with -eɪsəl
  • rhymes with -iːsəl
  • rhymes with -eɪzəl
  • rhymes with -iːzəl
  • homophone: easel
  • CMU ARPABET: AY1 S AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

vinegar, verjuice

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English aisel, eisel, from Old French aisil, eisil (“vinegar”), from Vulgar Latin *acētillum, a diminutive of Latin acētum (“vinegar”). Compare Cornish aysel and Welsh aesel.