wympel

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === wimpel, wympyll, wimpil, wymple, wympil, wimpul, wynpul, wymppylle, wympulle, wympylle === Etymology === Inherited from Old English wimpel, winpel, from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwimpəl/ === Noun === wympel (plural wymples) A wimple; a female headcovering, especially (but not only) worn by nuns. (rare) A veil used to cover the box which communion wafers are stored in. (rare) A coloured region of feathers on a bird of prey's head. ==== Related terms ==== wimplen ==== Descendants ==== English: wimple Scots: wympill ==== References ==== “wimple, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 November 2018.