Icel.

American

Or Icel.

abbreviation

Iceland.
Icelandic.

Içel British

/ iːˈtʃɛl /

noun

another name for Mersin

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Icel. b?inn, p. p. of ba? to dwell, prepare; akin to E. boor and bower.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

It is probably connected with a root seen in the Icel. hemja, to restrain, and Ger. hemmen, to clog.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

Schlafratte; it is not a corruption of Fr. dormeuse; Skeat suggests a connexion with Icel. d�r, benumbed, cf.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

Icel. bÆtaÿto bite, hence to bait, to incite.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Ger. welle, a wave; quelle, a spring; 129 Icel. vella, to well up, boil.

From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)

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