quayle
See also: Quayle
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quaille, from Frankish *kwakla. Of uncertain ultimate origin; see Latin quaccola and Frankish *hwahtlā.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quayle (plural quayles)
- quail (game bird)
- The meat of the bird used in food.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “quail(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-6.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
quayle
- Alternative form of quaylen (“to weaken”)
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
quayle
- Alternative form of quaylen (“to curdle”)