thymbyll

Middle English

Alternative forms

• themel, þymel, thymbyl, themyl, thymle, themelle

Etymology

From Old English þȳmel, from Proto-Germanic *þūmilaz; equivalent to thombe +‎ -el (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθim(b)əl/, /ˈθiːməl/, /ˈθɛməl/, /ˈθuməl/

Noun

thymbyll (plural thymbylls)

1. thimble (cap for fingers while sewing)

Descendants

• English: thimble
• Scots: thummle, thumble

References

• “thī̆mel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-11.