- weosule
- f (-an/-an) weasel (2)
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weasel — I. noun (plural weasels) Etymology: Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule; akin to Old High German wisula weasel Date: before 12th century 1. or plural weasel any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals (genus Mustela of the … New Collegiate Dictionary
weasel — /wee zeuhl/, n., pl. weasels, (esp. collectively) weasel, v. n. 1. any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents. 2. any of various similar animals of the… … Universalium
weasel — wea|sel1 [ˈwi:zəl] n [: Old English; Origin: weosule] a small thin furry animal that kills and eats rats and birds weasel 2 weasel2 v past tense and past participle weaselled present participle weaselling BrE past tense and past participle… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Wiesel — Sn std. (8. Jh.), mhd. wisel(e) f., ahd. wisula, wisala, wisel f., mndl. wesel(e), wisel f. Stammwort Aus wg. * wisulōn (oder e ) f. Wiesel , auch in ae. weosule. Falls anord. hreysivisla f. Wiesel (selten, vgl. aber ndn. væsel, nschw. vessla)… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
weasel — {{11}}weasel (n.) O.E. weosule, wesle weasel, from P.Gmc. *wisulon (Cf. O.N. visla, M.Du. wesel, Du. wezel, O.H.G. wisula, Ger. Wiesel), probably related to P.Gmc. *wisand bison (see BISON (Cf. bison)), with a base sense of … Etymology dictionary
weasel — I. n 1. a sly, devious, unprincipled and/or vicious person 2a. British a dodge, stratagem or half truth 2b. British a tip, a reward achieved by trickery The weasel is used as a by word for devi ousness in all English speaking areas. His torically … Contemporary slang
weasel — wea•sel [[t]ˈwi zəl[/t]] n. pl. sels, (esp. collectively) sel, 1) mam any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents and birds: includes ferrets, stoats, minks … From formal English to slang
u̯eis-3 — u̯eis 3 English meaning: to flow; poison Deutsche Übersetzung: “zerfließen, fließen (often in FlN); also vom tierischen Samen; besonders von the Feuchtigkeit and dem Geruch faulender Pflanzen, unreinen Säften, Gift” Material:… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
