gayoler

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === gailer, gailler, gayholer, gayler, jailer, jailere, jaioler, jaolere, javeler, jayler chayler, gaylour, geylere, jaylard, jayllere, jaylere, jaylier, joulour (Late Middle English) === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman jaiolier, gaiolier; equivalent to gayole +‎ -er. For forms with /v/, see gayole. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɡæi̯uˈleːr/, /ˌɡaːuˈleːr/, /ˌd͡ʒæi̯uˈleːr/ (reduced) IPA(key): /ˈɡæi̯(ə)lər/, /ˈɡaː(ə)lər/, /ˈd͡ʒæi̯(ə)lər/, /ˈd͡ʒavələr/ === Noun === gayoler A prison warden; a jailer/gaoler. late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3621-3624: ==== Descendants ==== English: jailer, gaoler Scots: jiler → Middle Irish: seigléir Irish: séiléir, séileoir ==== References ==== “ǧaioler, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.