girle

== English == === Noun === girle (plural girles) Obsolete spelling of girl. === Anagrams === Rigel, e-girl, egirl, elrig, liger == Middle English == === Alternative forms === garle, geerle, gerle, gyrle gurle (Southern, West Midland) === Etymology === Possibly from Old English *gyrele. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡirl(ə)/, /ˈɡɛrl(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈɡiːrl(ə)/, /ˈɡeːrl(ə)/, /ˈɡɛːrl(ə)/ (with lengthening before /rl/) IPA(key): /ˈɡyrl(ə)/, /ˈɡyːrl(ə)/ (Southern, West Midland) === Noun === girle (plural girles) A child; a young person of either sex. Synonyms: barn, child (specifically, rare) A girl; a young woman. Synonyms: las (Northern), mayde, mayden, mayden child, wenche ==== Descendants ==== English: girl (see there for further descendants) Middle Scots: girle, gyrle Yola: gurl ==== References ==== “girl(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 April 2018.