Middle French

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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From Old French baaillier.

Verb

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baailler

  1. to yawn

Descendants

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  • French: bâiller

References

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