litel

Ladin

Adjective

litel m (feminine singular litela, masculine plural litei, feminine plural liteles)

  1. electoral

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English lȳtel, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtil, from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlitəl/, /ˈliːtəl/
  • (Southern, West Midlands) IPA(key): /ˈlytəl/, /ˈlyːtəl/

Adjective

litel

  1. little (small; not large)
    • 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue
      He koude in litel thyng have suffisaunce.
      He could find contentment in little things

Descendants

  • English: little
  • Scots: lytil, litil
  • Yola: lethel, lithel, litha, lythea

References

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