eisel

== English == === Alternative forms === eisell, esile, esill, eysell === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English aisel, eisel, from Old French aisil, eisil (“vinegar”), from Vulgar Latin *acētillum, a diminutive of Latin acētum (“vinegar”). Compare Cornish aysel and Welsh aesel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪsəl/, /ˈiːsəl/, /ˈeɪzəl/, /ˈiːzəl/ Rhymes: -eɪsəl, -iːsəl, -eɪzəl, -iːzəl Homophone: easel === Noun === eisel (uncountable) (obsolete) vinegar, verjuice === References === “eisell”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “esill”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Elise, Elsie, esile, Liese