quayle

See also: Quayle

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quaille, from Frankish *kwakla.

Alternative forms

quaile, quaille, qwayle, queyle

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛi̯l(ə)/

Noun

quayle (plural quayles)

quail (game bird)
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

From Middle Dutch queilen, quēlen.

Verb

quayle

Alternative form of quaylen (“to weaken”)

Etymology 3

From Old French coaillier.

Verb

quayle

Alternative form of quaylen (“to curdle”)

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