bristel

Middle English

Alternative forms

brustel, brostel, brestel

Etymology

From Old English bristl, *byrstel, from Proto-West Germanic *burstilu, equivalent to brist +‎ -el (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbristəl/

Noun

bristel (plural bristels)

A bristle or stiff hair

Descendants

English: bristle

References

“bristel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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