gafol

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ.fol/, [ˈɡɑ.vol] Rhymes: -ɑ.fol === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”), from Proto-Celtic *gablā. ==== Alternative forms ==== gafel, ġeafel ġeafle — weak ==== Noun ==== gafol f fork spar lever, pole used for leverage gallows (in plural) ===== Declension ===== Strong ō-stem: Occasionally it occurs as masculine: Strong a-stem: ===== Synonyms ===== forca force ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: yevel, evel, yevell (< ġeafel)English: evil, yelve (dialectal) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-West Germanic *gabul (“tribute”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- (“to give”). Cognate with Old Norse gǫfga (“to worship, offer”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹 (gabei, “riches”), Latin habeō (“to own, possess, have”). More at give. ==== Alternative forms ==== gafel, gaful, gæfel, gæfil, ġeabul, ġeafl, ġeafol, ġebil gofol — East Saxon ==== Noun ==== gafol n tax rent tribute interest ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: ===== Derived terms ===== gafolġielda gafolian ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: gavel, gævel, ȝavel (Laȝamon's Brut), gabel, gabell (Late Middle English), govel, govell, govyl, gowl, gowle (East Anglia, East Saxon)English: gavel; gabel; gale (historical or obsolete) → Anglo-Norman: gable, jable