queal

English

Etymology

From Middle English quelen, from Old English cwelan (“to die”), from Proto-Germanic *kwelanan (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *gwel- (“to sting, pierce”). More at quail.

Verb

queal (third-person singular simple present queals, present participle quealing, simple past and past participle quealed)

1. Alternative form of quail.
2. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To faint away.