"medler" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /mɛdˈleːr/, /ˈmɛdlər/ Forms: medlers [plural]
Etymology: From Old French medler, meslier; equivalent to medle + -er. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|medler}} Old French medler, {{af|enm|medle|-er}} medle + -er Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} medler, {{enm-noun}} medler (plural medlers), {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare)
  1. The common medlar (Crataegus germanica, syn. Mespilus germanica) or its fruit. Tags: rare Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Trees Synonyms: meddeler, medeler, middiller, medlar

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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