bristel

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === brustel, brostel, brestel === Etymology === From Old English bristl, *byrstel, from Proto-West Germanic *burstilu, equivalent to brist +‎ -el (agentive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbristəl/ === Noun === bristel (plural bristels) A bristle or stiff hair ==== Descendants ==== English: bristle ==== References ==== “bristel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.