gale

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Coordinate terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 References 1.3 Anagrams 2 Basque 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.4 Anagrams 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 5 Norwegian 5.1 Adjective 5.2 Verb 5.2.1 Conjugation

[edit] English

Danish gal, furious, mad^[1], from Old Norse gala, to sing.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /geɪl/
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• Rhymes: -eɪl

[edit] Homophones

Gail

[edit] Noun

gale

1. (meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12 step Beaufort scale.
2. An outburst, especially of laughter.

   a gale of laughter

3. A shrub, sweet gale (Myrica gale) growing on moors and fens.
4. (archaic) A light breeze.
5. (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

   Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due. Definition from 1913 Webster.

[edit] Coordinate terms

• (meteorology): breeze, hurricane, storm

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• w:Beaufort_scale

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Etymology of gale

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aegl
• Gael

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[edit] Basque

[edit] Noun

gale

1. eagerness

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Variant of galle.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /gal/
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[edit] Noun

gale f.

1. scabies; mange

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aegl
• égal
• Gaël
• gela

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

gale f.

1. Plural form of gala.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Adjective

gale

1. Plural of gal

[edit] Verb

gale

1. to make a sound characteristic of a rooster; to crow

[edit] Conjugation