hayle

See also: Hayle

Middle English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hæi̯l/, /hau̯l/

Etymology 1

From Old English hæġl, hæġel, hagol, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz (“hail”).

Noun

hayle (plural hayles)

hail (balls of ice)
hailstorm
(rare, medicine) A tumor situated near the eye.

Alternative forms

hail, hayl, haile, haiel, ail, hale
haul, hawle, hawel (< Old English hagol)
hagol, haȝel, haȝol, hahȝel, haghil (chiefly early)

Related terms

haylen

Descendants

English: hail
Scots: hail

References

“hail, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Verb

hayle

Alternative form of haylen (“to hail”)

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