squirel
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Anglo-Norman esquirel, from Old French esquireul, from Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, a diminutive of Latin sciurus. Attested as a surname from the end of the 12th century and as the name of an animal from the early 14th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]squirel (plural squireles)
- A squirrel (rodent of the family Sciuridae)
- A squirrel fur or hide.
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “squirel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-17.
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- Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman
- Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Middle English terms derived from Latin
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- enm:Hides
- enm:Mammals
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