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weasel

/ˈwizəl/WEE-zuhl
/ˈwizəl/WEE-zuhl

Meaningthe weasel

Common meaning: a small slender mammal

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishweslesourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishweselesource
  3. Englishweasel‘a small slender mammal’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English wesle ‘the weasel’.

Roots

  • wesle Old English “the weasel”

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