gayole

Middle English

Alternative forms

gaihole, gaiol, gaioll, gayhol, gayhole, jaiole
gaile, gaiole, gaole, gayel, gayl, gayle, geale, jale, javyll, jayle, jayll, ȝayle (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman jaiole, gaiole, from Latin caveola. Forms with /v/ probably reflect Old French forms that retain the medial labial of Latin caveola.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡæi̯ˈɔːl(ə)/, /ɡaːˈɔːl(ə)/, /d͡ʒæi̯ˈɔːl(ə)/
(reduced) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæi̯(ɔ)l(ə)/, /ˈɡaː(ɔ)l(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒæi̯(ɔ)l(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒavəl(ə)/

Noun

gayole

jail, prison (place for confining prisoners)

Derived terms

gayoler

Descendants

English: jail, gaol
Scots: jile, jyle

References

“ǧaiol(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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