bestaile

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French bestaille, from Late Latin bēstiālia, from bēstiālis (“bestial”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛˈstæi̯l(ə)/, /ˈbɛstal(ə)/, /bɛː-/

Noun

bestaile (uncountable)

  1. livestock, cattle

Descendants

  • Middle Scots: bestiall

References

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