appeltre

Middle English

Alternative forms

appiltre, appultre, apple tree, appul tree, appil-tre, appel trowe

Etymology

Inherited from Old English æppeltrēow; equivalent to appel +‎ tre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈapəltreː/, /ˈapəltriu̯/

Noun

appeltre (plural appel tres or appultreen)

An appletree (Malus domestica).
A fruit-bearing tree.
(rare) The wood of this tree.

Descendants

English: apple-tree, apple tree, appletree
Scots: aipple-tree, aipple tree

References

“appel-trẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-08.

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