Gale Definition
(intransitive, of a person, now chiefly dialectal) To talk.
(intransitive, of a bird, Scotland) To call.
(now chiefly dialectal) To sing; utter with musical modulations.
Other Word Forms of Gale
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Origin of Gale
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From Middle English galen, from Old English galan (“to sing, enchant, call, cry, scream; sing charms, practice incantation”), from Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to roop, sing, charm”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰol-, *gʰel- (“to shout, scream, charm away”). Cognate with Danish gale (“to crow”), Swedish gala (“to crow”), Icelandic gala (“to sing, chant, crow”), Dutch galm (“sound, noise”). Related to yell.
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From Middle English gale (“a wind, breeze”), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Icelandic gola (“a breeze”), Danish gal (“furious, mad”), both from Old Norse gala (“to sing”).
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Middle English gavel (“rent", "tribute”), from Old English gafol
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Middle English gail from Old English gagel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English gail, from Old English gagel
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Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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