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): /fræi̯ˈɛl/, /ˈfræi̯ɛl/, /fraːˈɛl/, /ˈfraːɛl/ === Noun === frayel (plural frayels) 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.