isle
[ ahyl ]
/ aɪl /
noun
a small island.
any island.
verb (used with object), isled, isl·ing.
to make into or as if into an isle.
to place on or as if on an isle.
Origin of isle
1250–1300; Middle English
i(s)le < Old French < Latin
īnsula
OTHER WORDS FROM isle
isle·less, adjectiveWords nearby isle
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British Dictionary definitions for isle
isle
/ (aɪl) /
noun
an island, esp a small one: used in literature and (when cap.) in place names
Word Origin for isle
C13: from Old French
isle, from Latin
insula island