cradel

Middle English

Alternative forms

cradelle, cradil, cradul, cradyll, credel, credell, credill, credyl, credyll, kradel

Etymology

From Old English cradol, from Proto-West Germanic *kradul, from Proto-Germanic *kradulaz. Compare cart.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkraːdəl/, /ˈkrɛːdəl/

Noun

cradel (plural cradels)

A cradle (bed for babies)
(by extension) A rack or frame.

Descendants

English: cradle
Scots: cradle, craddle, creddle

References

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

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