frayel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ffrele, frael, fraiel, frale, freyel, frayle

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French frael, fraiel, of unknown origin; possibly a dissimilatory variant of flael, flaiel (“flail”); if so, a doublet of fleyl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɛi̯ˈɛl/, /ˈfrɛi̯ɛl/, /fraːˈɛl/, /ˈfraːɛl/

Noun

frayel (plural frayels)

1. A rushen basket for picking dried fruit; a frail.

Descendants

• English: frail
• Scots: frail

References

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