gagel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gagel, from Old Dutch *gagal, from Proto-Germanic *gagulaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣaː.ɣəl/

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• Hyphenation: ga‧gel
• Rhymes: -aːɣəl

Noun

gagel m or n (plural gagels)

1. gale (any plant of the family Myricaceae)
2. (particularly) Synonym of wilde gagel (“sweet gale”)

Derived terms

• wilde gagel (“sweet gale”)

 

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gagulaz (“gale; sweet-willow”).

Noun

gagel m or f

1. gale, sweet gale (Myrica gale)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gagel”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.