- netle
- see netele
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
netle
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netle — obs. f. nettle … Useful english dictionary
netle — Mawdesley Glossary to irritate, to aggravate or annoy a person. He was nettled irritated … English dialects glossary
nettler — netlÉ™(r) n. something or someone that nettles; annoyer, teaser; stinger … English contemporary dictionary
nettlers — netlÉ™(r) n. something or someone that nettles; annoyer, teaser; stinger … English contemporary dictionary
ned- — To bind, tie. 1. O grade form *nod . a. net1, from Old English net(t), a net, from Germanic *nati ; b. nettle, from Old English netel(e), netle, nettle, from Germanic *nat ilo, a nettle (nettles or plants of closely related genera such as hemp… … Universalium
nettle — noun a herbaceous plant having jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs. [Urtica dioica and other species.] ↘used in names of plants of a similar appearance, e.g. dead nettle. verb 1》 annoy; irritate. 2》 archaic sting with nettles. Phrases grasp … English new terms dictionary
nettle — [net′ l] n. [ME netle < OE netele, akin to Ger nessel < IE base * ned , to twist together > NET1: from the use of such plants as a source of spinning fiber] 1. any of a genus (Urtica) of annual and perennial weeds of the nettle family… … English World dictionary
nettle — n. & v. n. 1 any plant of the genus Urtica, esp. U. dioica, with jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs. 2 any of various plants resembling this. v.tr. 1 irritate, provoke, annoy. 2 sting with nettles. Phrases and idioms: nettle rash a skin… … Useful english dictionary
blind nettle — noun Etymology: Middle English blind netyll, from Old English blindnetle, from blind + netle nettle more at nettle; from its lack of sting 1. : white dead nettle 2. : henbit … Useful english dictionary
