noun
Meaning 1
mistletoe
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
mistle
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɪsəl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪsəl
noun
Meaning 2
the mistle thrush
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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verb
Meaning 3
To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”).
Presumably from mist + -le (frequentative suffix).