different between pintel vs pinsel

English

Noun

pintel (plural pintels)

1. Alternative spelling of pintle

Anagrams

• leptin, pintle

Middle English

Noun

pintel

1. Alternative form of pyntel

Old English

Etymology

A diminutive form of Germanic *pintia-, from Proto-Germanic *pint- (“protrusion”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“peg, tip, protruding point, edge”), equivalent to modern English pin +? -le. Cognate with Old Frisian pint, Middle Low German pint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pin.tel/

Noun

pintel m

1. penis

Descendants

• Middle English: pyntel
  • English: pintle
  • Scots: pintle

English

Noun

pinsel (plural pinsels)

1. The triangular heraldic flag of a Scottish clan chief's representative, used in the clan chief's absence.

Related terms

• pennon
• pennoncel
• pencel

References

Anagrams

• Esplin, L-spine, Pilsen, spinel, spline

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse pínsl

Noun

pinsel m (definite singular pinselen, indefinite plural pinsler, definite plural pinslene)

1. torment, torture

See also

• pinsle (Nynorsk)

References

• “pinsel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “pinsel” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).