nayl

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === nail, nayle, nayll, neil, neyl, naylle næȝl, næil (Early Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English næġl, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /næi̯l/ Rhymes: -æi̯l === Noun === nayl (plural nayles) A nail (fingernail or toenail). A nail (metal fastening pin): (figurative) An annoyance; a bothersome predicament. (figurative) A decisive point in a debate or disagreement. A nail (unit of length or weight) An equivalent to a human nail in animals (e.g. a claw) (rare) An eye disease (of humans or animals). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: nail Scots: nail, nale Yola: niel ==== References ==== “nail, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 July 2018.