α. 1500s pinswel; English regional (south-western) 1700s– pinswill, 1800s pinsweale, 1800s– pinswell, 1800s– pinzwell, 1900s– penswell, 1900s– penswoll, 1900s– pingzwill, 1900s– pinsweal, 1900s– pinswheal, 1900s– pinswil.
β. English regional (south-western) 1800s– pinsole, 1900s– pensil, 1900s– pinsel, 1900s– pinzel; Welsh English 1900s– pinzel, 1900s– pinzell.