Middle English muscle continues Old English muscelle with reduction and remodeling of the final syllables.
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muscle
a mussel
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · molluskmuscelle
a mussel
OPEN NODE 127 ↗01
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The word continues to denote the bivalve mollusk.
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Mussel — Word HistoryOld English muscelle
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Mussel — Word HistoryMiddle English muscle from Old English muscelle
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