quayle
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quaille, from Frankish *kwakla. Of uncertain ultimate origin; see Latin quaccola and Frankish *hwahtlā.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quayle (plural quayles)
- quail (game bird)
- The meat of the bird used in food.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “quail(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-6.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
quayle
- Alternative form of quaylen (“to weaken”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
quayle
- Alternative form of quaylen (“to curdle”)