"quayle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈkwæi̯l(ə)/ Forms: quayles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quaille, from Frankish *kwakla. Of uncertain ultimate origin; see Latin quaccola and Frankish *hwahtlā. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|quaille}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quaille, {{der|enm|frk|*kwakla}} Frankish *kwakla, {{cog|la|quaccola}} Latin quaccola, {{cog|frk|*hwahtlā}} Frankish *hwahtlā Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} quayle, {{enm-noun|quayles}} quayle (plural quayles)
  1. quail (game bird) Categories (topical): Meats Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-quayle-enm-noun-afKTluAg Disambiguation of Meats: 55 22 11 11 Disambiguation of Birds: 75 16 4 4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 68 3 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 4 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 3 7 7
  2. The meat of the bird used in food.
    Sense id: en-quayle-enm-noun-sa3V7wP7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quaile, quaille, queyle, qwayle
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} quayle
  1. Alternative form of quaylen (“to weaken”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: quaylen (extra: to weaken)
    Sense id: en-quayle-enm-verb-mQn~spP9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} quayle
  1. Alternative form of quaylen (“to curdle”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: quaylen (extra: to curdle)
    Sense id: en-quayle-enm-verb-DflZqxBg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "queyle"
    },
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