gayole

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gaihole, gaiol, gaioll, gayhol, gayhole, jaiole
• gaile, gaiole, gaole, gayel, gayl, gayle, geale, jale, javyll, jayle, jayll, ȝayle (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman jaiole, gaiole, from Latin caveola. Forms with /v/ probably reflect Old French forms that retain the medial labial of Latin caveola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡæi̯ˈɔːl(ə)/, /ɡaːˈɔːl(ə)/, /d͡ʒæi̯ˈɔːl(ə)/
• (reduced) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæi̯(ɔ)l(ə)/, /ˈɡaː(ɔ)l(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒæi̯(ɔ)l(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒavəl(ə)/

Noun

gayole

1. jail, prison (place for confining prisoners)

Derived terms

• gayoler

Descendants

• English: jail, gaol
• Scots: jile, jyle

References

• “ǧaiol(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.