gaole

Middle English

Noun

gaole

1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of gayole

Old French

Noun

gaole oblique singular, f (oblique plural gaoles, nominative singular gaole, nominative plural gaoles)

1. Alternative form of jaiole
   • c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:

     Fu truvé mors en la gaole

     He was found dead in the prison