litel

Ladin

Adjective

litel m (feminine singular litela, masculine plural litei, feminine plural liteles)

1. electoral

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lutel, lutil, lytel, litell, lettele

Etymology

From Old English lȳtel, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtil, from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitəl/, /ˈliːtəl/

Adjective

litel

1. little (small; not large)
   • 14^th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue

     He koude in litel thyng have suffisaunce.

     He could find contentment in little things

Descendants

• English: little
• Scots: lytil, litil
• Yola: lethel, lithel, litha, lythea

References

• “lī̆tel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.