fiþele

Middle English

Alternative forms

fithele, fithel, fethele, fedele, viþele, phethele, phetele, fieþle, fedle, fydell, ffythil, ffythele

Etymology

From Old English fiþele, probably from Medieval Latin vitula.

Noun

fiþele (plural fiþeles)

A string instrument played with a bow; a viol.

Synonyms

fiele
viol

Related terms

fiþelen
fiþelere

Descendants

English: fiddle
Scots: fiddle, bowe-fiddle
Irish: fidil
Scottish Gaelic: fìdheall

References

“fithele (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.

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