Middle French edit

Alternative forms edit

  • bailler (according to Dictionnaire du moyen français, baailler and bailler are equally common)
  • baillier

Etymology edit

From Old French baaillier.

Verb edit

baailler

  1. to yawn

Descendants edit

  • French: bâiller

References edit

  • baailler on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)