yole

English

Noun

yole (plural yoles)

  1. (nautical) A Scottish rowing boat that could also use a sail

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch jol or Danish jolle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɔl/

Noun

yole f (plural yoles)

  1. (nautical) yawl

Derived terms

Further reading


Middle English

Proper noun

yole

  1. Alternative form of yol

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English olde, from Old English eald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Germanic *h₂eltós, a suffixed form of *h₂el- (grow, nourish).

Adjective

yole

  1. old
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      Yole teoun.
      Old town.

Derived terms

References

  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 80
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