wevel

Middle English

Alternative forms

wevyl, wyvyl

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wifel, from Proto-West Germanic *wibil, from Proto-Germanic *wibilaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈweːvəl/

Noun

wevel (plural wevels)

weevil

Descendants

English: weevil
Scots: wavel

References

“wẹ̄vel, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-24.

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