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/ may 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 ====