"mistle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪsəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mistle.wav Forms: mistles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪsəl Etymology: From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mistel|t=mistletoe}} Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), {{inh|en|ang|mistel|t=mistletoe}} Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*mistil|t=mistle}} Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*mistilaz|t=mistle}} Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mistle (countable and uncountable, plural mistles)
  1. (obsolete) mistletoe Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mistle-en-noun-ndRZKYHc
  2. (countable) the mistle thrush Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-mistle-en-noun-wlTzpdCy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 44 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɪsəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mistle.wav Forms: mistles [present, singular, third-person], mistling [participle, present], mistled [participle, past], mistled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪsəl Head templates: {{en-verb}} mistle (third-person singular simple present mistles, present participle mistling, simple past and past participle mistled)
  1. To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle. Related terms: mist
    Sense id: en-mistle-en-verb-YXcAiLjJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 44 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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