fleyl
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English *flegel, fligel, from Proto-West Germanic *flagil, probably from Latin flagellum. Possibly a doublet of frayel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fleyl (plural fleyles)
- A flail (tool for threshing grain)
- A whip or lash (flexible blunt weapon)
- (rare) A rotating bar used to secure a gate.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “fleil, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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