wimpel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch wimpel, from Old Dutch *wimpil, from Proto-West Germanic *wimpil, from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

wimpel m (plural wimpels, diminutive wimpeltje n)

  1. pennon, pennant, streamer

Derived terms[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

wimpel

  1. Alternative form of wympel

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

wimpel m

  1. a veil, an article of women's dress; a covering for the neck, a cloak, a hood
    • Wimple goldgewefenumA gold woven wimple. (Hpt. Gl. 506, 63.)

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