quayle

See also: Quayle

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quaille, from Frankish *kwakla. Of uncertain ultimate origin; see Latin quaccola and Frankish *hwahtlā.

Alternative forms

• quaile, quaille, queyle, qwayle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwæi̯l(ə)/

Noun

quayle (plural quayles)

1. quail (game bird)
2. The meat of the bird used in food.

Descendants

• English: quail
• Scots: quail

References

• “quail(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-6.

Etymology 2

Verb

quayle

1. Alternative form of quaylen (“to weaken”)

Etymology 3

Verb

quayle

1. Alternative form of quaylen (“to curdle”)