auntelere

Middle English

Alternative forms

hauntelere, aunteler, auntler, anteler, aunteleer

Etymology

From Old French antoillier, possibly from an unattested Latin *anteocularis (“before the eye”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /au̯nt(ə)ˈleːr/, /ˈau̯nt(ə)lər/, /ˈant(ə)lər/

Noun

auntelere (plural auntelers)

The bottom-most antler of a deer.

Descendants

English: antler

References

“auntelē̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-02.

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