gaule

See also: Gaule, gaulé, and Gäule

French

Etymology

From Middle French gaule, gaulle, from Old French gaule, waulle (long pole, rod), from Frankish *walu (stick), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (stick, root), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (to turn, wind, roll). Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃 (walus, staff, rod), Old Norse valr (round rod), North Frisian waal (rod, stick), Old English walu (ridge, bank, rib, comb of helmet, weal, mark of a blow). More at wale, weal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡol/

Noun

gaule f (plural gaules)

  1. (long) pole
    Synonym: perche
  2. fishing pole
    Synonym: canne à pêche
  3. (slang) boner
    Synonym: trique

Verb

gaule

  1. inflection of gauler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Anagrams


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse gaula

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡæʉ.le/, [ˈɡæu̯.lə]

Verb

gaule (imperative gaul, present tense gauler, simple past gaula or gaulet or gaulte, past participle gaula or gaulet or gault)

  1. to yell, bellow
  2. to howl

Synonyms

References

“gaule” in The Bokmål Dictionary.


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gaula

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡæʉ.le/, [ˈɡæu̯.lə]

Verb

gaule (imperative gaul, present tense gaular, simple past gaula, past participle gaula)

  1. to yell, bellow
  2. to howl

Synonyms

References

“gaule” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.


Plautdietsch

Verb

gaule

  1. to be annoyed
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