"fleyl" meaning in Middle English

See fleyl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /flæi̯l/ Forms: fleyles [plural]
Etymology: From Old English *flegel, fligel, from Proto-West Germanic *flagil, probably from Latin flagellum. Possibly a doublet of frayel. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*flegel}} Old English *flegel, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*flagil}} Proto-West Germanic *flagil, {{der|enm|la|flagellum}} Latin flagellum, {{doublet|enm|frayel|nocap=1}} doublet of frayel Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fleyl, {{enm-noun|fleyles}} fleyl (plural fleyles)
  1. A flail (tool for threshing grain) Categories (topical): Agriculture, Tools, Weapons
    Sense id: en-fleyl-enm-noun-PWgb0kGy Disambiguation of Agriculture: 48 24 28 Disambiguation of Tools: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Weapons: 48 14 38 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: 38 17 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 22 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 28 37
  2. A whip or lash (flexible blunt weapon)
    Sense id: en-fleyl-enm-noun-~nua0Q1b 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: 38 17 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 22 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 28 37
  3. (rare) A rotating bar used to secure a gate. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-fleyl-enm-noun-EiuUtKLe Disambiguation of Tools: 47 7 46 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: 38 17 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 22 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 28 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flaell, flayl, flayle, flayll, fleel, fleȝȝl, fleil, fleyle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A rotating bar used to secure a gate."
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "fleȝȝl"
    },
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