fithele

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fedele, fedle, fethele, ffythil, ffythele, fieþle, fithel, fiþele, fydell, phetele, phethele, viþele === Etymology === From Old English *fiþele, from Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā; probably related to Latin vitula. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfiðəl(ə)/, /ˈfiðlə/ === Noun === fithele (plural fitheles) A string instrument played with a bow; a viol. Synonym: fiele ==== Related terms ==== fithelen fithelere ==== Descendants ==== English: fiddle (dialectal feddle)→ Swahili: fidla Scots: fiddle Yola: videl → Irish: fidil → Scottish Gaelic: fìdheall === References === “fithele, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 April 2018.