English

prickle

Prickle comes from Middle English prykkyl, and goes back to Old English pricel.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

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Earliest quotation: c. 1623–1624, – 1630s, The Lovers Progres: “If I had but a pottle of Sacke, like…”

first attested First attested in the Old English period (as stated in the etymology)

First attested in the Old English period.

Every English word from Old English pricel

noun A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.