Middle English Dictionary Entry
-e)rel suf.
Entry Info
| Forms | -e)rel suf. |
| Etymology | OF -erel |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Derivational suffix, partly with diminutive or affective force: cok-erel young cock, pik-erel (from pīk pike), dot-(e)rel foolish person (beside dot-ard); also mongrel, makerel, costerel bottle, keg.
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Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Add these examples to the definition: custrel a solider armed with a custile, gangrel a vagabond, castrel a kestrel.