quaille

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Middle English

Noun

quaille

  1. Alternative form of quayle

Old French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Dutch *kwakila, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *kwakla (compare Dutch kwakkel), blend of kwak (“quack”) and *hwahtila (“quail”). See the word quaccola, attested in the Reichenau glosses.

Noun

quaille oblique singular, f (oblique plural quailles, nominative singular quaille, nominative plural quailles)

  1. quail (bird)

Descendants

  • English: quail
  • French: caille
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