tasel

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English tǣsl, tǣsel, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu; equivalent to tesen +‎ -el (agentive suffix).

Forms with /a/, /aː/ are presumably from trisyllabic shortening in Old English inflected forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːzəl/, /ˈtazəl/, /ˈtɛːzəl/

Noun

tasel (plural taseles)

  1. teasel (Dipsacus sativus) or a similar plant.
  2. Part of the teasel used to full cloth.

Descendants

  • English: teasel, teazle, teasle, teazel, tazel
  • Scots: taisle, taissle, tassle

References

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • tasl, tosl

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English tassel.

Pronunciation

Noun

tasel m (plural taselau or taseli)

  1. tassel
    Synonym: siobyn

Mutation

Mutated forms of tasel
radical soft nasal aspirate
tasel dasel nhasel thasel

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tasel”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tasel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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