gale

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[edit] Etymology 1

Danish gal, furious, mad[1], from Old Norse gala (to sing)

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gale (plural gales)

  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. (archaic) A light breeze.
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gale

  1. (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.
  2. A shrub, sweet gale (Myrica gale) growing on moors and fens.
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  1. ^ Etymology of gale

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[edit] Basque

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gale

  1. eagerness

[edit] French

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Variant of galle.

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gale f. (plural gales)

  1. scabies; mange

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[edit] Italian

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gale f.

  1. Plural form of gala.

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gale

  1. Plural of gal

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gale

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

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