gowl

English

Etymology 1

Old English gaulen, goulen. Compare yawl (intransitive verb).

Verb

gowl (third-person singular simple present gowls, present participle gowling, simple past and past participle gowled)

  1. (obsolete, Scotland) To weep angrily; to howl.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

gowl (plural gowls)

  1. (Ireland, slang) An annoying person; an idiot.

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