espalle

Galician

Verb

espalle

1. inflection of espallar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *spatla, syncopated form of Late Latin spathula, diminutive of Latin spatha.

Noun

espalle oblique singular, f (oblique plural espalles, nominative singular espalle, nominative plural espalles)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Descendants

• Middle French: espaule
  • French: épaule
• Norman: êpaûle (Jersey), épaoule (Guernsey), epol (Sark)
• Walloon: spale