aiel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ayel, ayeul, aile

Etymology

From Old French aiol, from Vulgar Latin *aviolus, ultimately from Latin avus.

Noun

aiel (plural aiels)

1. A grandfather.

   I am þyn aiel, redy at þy wille. (Chaucer, The Knight's Tale)

Synonyms

• grandfadre
• olde fader

Descendants

• English: ayel, ayle (obsolete)

References

• “aiel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Anagrams

• ilea