potell

Middle English

Alternative forms

potel, potelle, pottell, pottel, pottelle

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French potel; equivalent to pot +‎ -el (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɔtəl/

Noun

potell (plural potelles)

A pottle (a small container, often one containing a half-gallon)
A pottle (a unit of volume equalling a half-gallon)

Synonyms

poteller (in the first sense)

Descendants

English: pottle
Scots: pottle

References

“potel(le, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-22.

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