nostle

== Old English == === Alternative forms === nosle === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *nustilǭ, *nustō (“knotting; band; clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to twist; know; plait”). Cognate with Middle Low German nusche (“clasp; barrette”), Old High German nusta (“band; strap; sling”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnost.le/ === Noun === nostle f a narrow band or ribbon worn around the head, usually as an ornament; headband any narrow strip, as of wood or metal a strip of any material used for binding or securing ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: