"quayle" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwæi̯l(ə)/ Forms: quayles [plural], quaile [alternative], quaille [alternative], queyle [alternative], qwayle [alternative]
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)
    Sense id: en-quayle-enm-noun-afKTluAg Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birds, Meats Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 64 6 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 4 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 4 6 6 Disambiguation of Birds: 84 13 1 1 Disambiguation of Meats: 77 18 2 2
  2. The meat of the bird used in food.
    Sense id: en-quayle-enm-noun-sa3V7wP7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} 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-JM3OjLG5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} 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-629TXRS1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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