quayle

See also: Quayle

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quaille, from Frankish *kwakla. Of uncertain ultimate origin; see Latin quaccola and Frankish *hwahtlā.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwæi̯l(ə)/

Noun

quayle (plural quayles)

  1. quail (game bird)
  2. The meat of the bird used in food.
Descendants
  • English: quail
  • Scots: quail
References

Etymology 2

Verb

quayle

  1. alternative form of quaylen (“to weaken”)

Etymology 3

Verb

quayle

  1. alternative form of quaylen (“to curdle”)
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