"tasel" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtaːzəl/, /ˈtazəl/, /ˈtɛːzəl/
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|tǣsl}} Old English tǣsl, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*taisilu}} Proto-West Germanic *taisilu, {{af|enm|tesen|-el|id2=agentive|pos2=agentive suffix}} tesen + -el (agentive suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} tasel, {{enm-noun|taseles}} tasel (plural taseles) Forms: taseles [plural], tasell [alternative], tasil [alternative], tasille [alternative], tasul [alternative], tasylle [alternative], tazel [alternative], tesel [alternative], tesell [alternative], tesle [alternative], tesyll [alternative]
  1. teasel (Dipsacus sativus) or a similar plant.
    Sense id: en-tasel-enm-noun-k1fB1LnN Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -el (agentive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plants Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -el (agentive): 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Plants: 66 34
  2. Part of the teasel used to full cloth.
    Sense id: en-tasel-enm-noun-DXjaX37F

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          },
          "expansion": "English: teasel, teazle, teasle, teazel, tazel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: teasel, teazle, teasle, teazel, tazel"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "taisle",
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            "4": "tassle"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: taisle, taissle, tassle",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English tǣsl, tǣsel, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu; equivalent to tesen + -el (agentive suffix).\nForms with /a/, /aː/ are presumably from trisyllabic shortening in Old English inflected forms.",
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    {
      "form": "taseles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tasell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tasil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tasille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tasul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tasylle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
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          "_dis": "89 11",
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        "Part of the teasel used to full cloth."
      ],
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        [
          "teasel",
          "teasel"
        ],
        [
          "full",
          "full"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtaːzəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtazəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛːzəl/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "trisyllabic shortening"
  ],
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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -el (agentive)",
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    "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      },
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    {
      "form": "taseles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tasell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tasil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tasille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tasul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tasylle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesyll",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "lang": "Middle English",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "teasel (Dipsacus sativus) or a similar plant."
      ],
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          "teasel"
        ],
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          "Dipsacus sativus",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Part of the teasel used to full cloth."
      ],
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        [
          "teasel",
          "teasel"
        ],
        [
          "full",
          "full"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtaːzəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtazəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛːzəl/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "trisyllabic shortening"
  ],
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}

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