abele en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈbeɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Canada) audio
- /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
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- /əˈbeɪl/ (US)
- /əˈbiːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˈbil/ (US)
- /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English abelle, albell, aubel, from Old French aubel, aubiel, from Medieval Latin albellus (“white poplar”), diminutive of Latin albus (“white”). Some forms after Middle Dutch abeel, from Old French.
Meanings
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The white poplar (Populus alba).
Six abeles i' the churchyard grow
1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browing, The Rhyme of the Duchess May, line 5:But I account for my predilection, by the kind of pensive and melancholy peasure I used to feel, when in my childhood and early youth, I walked alone, in a long avenue of arbeal […].
1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 114:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| arbeal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| abeles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |