wimpel

See also: Wimpel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wimpel, from Old Dutch *wimpil, from Proto-West Germanic *wimpil, from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

wimpel m (plural wimpels, diminutive wimpeltje n)

  1. pennon, pennant, streamer

Derived terms

Middle English

Noun

wimpel

  1. alternative form of wympel

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwim.pel/

Noun

wimpel m

  1. a veil, an article of women's dress; a covering for the neck, a cloak, a hood
    • Wimple goldgewefenum ― A gold woven wimple. (Hpt. Gl. 506, 63.)

Descendants

  • Middle English: wympel, wimpel, wympil, wimpul
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