gauler

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French gauler (to knock down with a pole), from Old French gauler, wauller (to fight with a pole), from gaule, waulle (long pole, rod), from Frankish *walu (stick), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (stick, root), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to turn, wind, roll). By surface analysis, gaule + -er. More at gaule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡo.le/
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Verb

gauler

  1. (transitive) to beat, beat down (with a pole)

Conjugation

Further reading

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