gayole
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gaihole, gaiol, gaioll, gayhol, gayhole, jaiole
- gaile, gaiole, gaole, gayel, gayl, gayle, geale, jale, javyll, jayle, jayll, ȝayle (Late Middle English)
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
gayole
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “ǧaiol(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.