quayle

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quaille, from Frankish *kwakla. Of uncertain ultimate origin; see Latin quaccola and Frankish *hwahtlā. ==== Alternative forms ==== quaile, quaille, queyle, qwayle ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkwæi̯l(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== quayle (plural quayles) quail (game bird) The meat of the bird used in food. ===== Descendants ===== English: quail Scots: quail ⇒ Yola: quiel laaune, ghiel-laaune ===== References ===== “quail(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-6. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== quayle alternative form of quaylen (“to weaken”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== quayle alternative form of quaylen (“to curdle”)