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Webster 1913 Edition

Hatel

Hat′el

(hāt′ĕl)
,
Adj.
Hateful; detestable.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024

hatel

hatel

English

Alternative forms

  • hattle, hettle

Adjective

hatel ‎(comparative more hatel, superlative most hatel)

  1. (obsolete) hateful; detestable

Etymology

From Middle English hatel, hetel, from Old English hatol, hetol ‎(“hostile, malignant, hateful”), from Proto-Germanic *hatulaz, *hatilaz ‎(“apt to hate, hating, hateful”), equivalent to hate +‎ -le. Cognate with Middle Dutch hatel ‎(“hateful”).

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