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Where does “dryseling” come from?
dryseling (English) comes from Middle English drysning, from Old English drysnan — to extinguish.
Ancestry of “dryseling”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle English
drysning
a falling of dew
2
Old English
drysnan
to extinguish
Words derived from “dryseling”
drizzle
drizzly
misle
drizzler
bedrizzle
drizzleable
drizzlable
mįslingas
Every word from Old English drysnan →
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