quail
English
/ˈkweɪl/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To waste away; to fade, to wither
- (transitive) To daunt or frighten (someone)
- (intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
- (intransitive) Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English quaylen derived from Middle Dutch queilen derived from Old Dutch *quelan inherited from *kwelan inherited from Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (suffer).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kwelaną
Gloss
suffer
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Quailgate English
- San Quentin English
- San Quentin quail English
- button English
- buttonquail English
- dove English
- quail-dove English
- quailer English
- quailery English
- quailest English
- quaileth English
- quailish English
- w English
- *gʷelH- Proto-Indo-European
- *kwelaną Proto-Germanic
- cwelan Old English
- quaylen Middle English
- queilen Middle Dutch
- *kwelan gmw-pro
- *kwelan Old Dutch
- *quelan Old Dutch
- quelan Old Saxon