"toile" meaning in Middle English

See toile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Anglo-Norman toile. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|toile}} Anglo-Norman toile Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} toile
  1. alternative form of toyle Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: toyle
    Sense id: en-toile-enm-noun-EIyKbjzI Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: Most likely from Anglo-Norman toilier, but possibly from Middle Dutch tuylen. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|xno|toilier}} Anglo-Norman toilier, {{der|enm|dum|tuylen}} Middle Dutch tuylen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} toile
  1. alternative form of toilen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: toilen
    Sense id: en-toile-enm-verb-JqEjZhgR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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