flaiel

Old French

Alternative forms

• flael, flayau

Etymology

From Latin flagellum.

Noun

flaiel oblique singular, m (oblique plural flaieaus or flaieax or flaiiaus or flaiiax or flaiels, nominative singular flaieaus or flaieax or flaiiaus or flaiiax or flaiels, nominative plural flaiel)

1. flail (weapon)

Descendants

• French: fléau
• ⇒ Old French: fraiel, frael
  • → Middle English: frayel, ffrele, frael, fraiel, frale, freyel, frayle
    • English: frail
    • Scots: frail