guil

From Middle Dutch guul, gûle, from Proto-West Germanic *gūl- (stem form uncertain), of uncertain origin but possibly related to *geutan (“to pour”). The original sense could have been "powerful horse, male animal," in which case the "pouring" would refer to insemination. Similar sense development is possibly found in Proto-Germanic *ūraz (“aurochs”).

Cognate with German Gaul (“horse”, chiefly pejorative), Middle Low German gûl(e) (“horse, stallion”), whence regional Swedish gula (“old horse”).

• IPA^(key): /ɣœy̯l/
• Hyphenation: guil
• Rhymes: -œy̯l

guil m (plural guilen, diminutive guiltje n)

1. an old or worn-down horse, a nag

   Synonym: knol

2. (obsolete) any horse, in particular a workhorse

   Synonyms: paard, werkpaard

3. a lazy person
4. (obsolete) a coarse, crude person

Many old dictionaries also mention a meaning “mare, especially one that hasn't borne foals or hasn't been covered”.

• (old horse): paard

guil

1. cob

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[2], 2005

Related to Irish gal (“weeping”), which is possibly related to Proto-Celtic *galarom (“painful condition”), see also Lithuanian gélti (“to smart”), Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to suffer”).^[1]

guil (past ghuil, future guilidh, verbal noun gul, past participle guilte)

1. weep, cry

• gail

• caoin

guil m

1. genitive singular of gul