nestryl

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English næsþyrel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ(ː)stril/

Noun

nestryl (plural nestryllis)

1. (Late Middle English, hapax) nostril

Synonyms

• nesethirl
• nosethirl
• nostrille

References

• “nē̆stril, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.