mistelto
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old English misteltān (literally “mistletoe twig”), possibly a calque of Old Norse mistilteinn; often reanalysed as mistel (“mistletoe”) + to (“toe”). For the form mystyldene, compare Early Modern English misseldine.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mistelto (uncountable) (uncommon)
Descendants
[edit]- English: mistletoe
References
[edit]- “mistel-tō, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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