quaylen
Middle English
/ˈkwɛi̯lən/, /ˈkwɛi̯lən/
verb
Definitions
- To be afflicted by disease or wasting; to become weak.
- (rare) To turn out to be useless or ineffective.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Dutch queilen derived from Old Dutch *quelan 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 quail English
- buttonquail English
- quail English
- quail-dove English
- quailer English
- quailery English
- quailest English
- quaileth English
- quailish English
- *gʷelH- Proto-Indo-European
- *kwelaną Proto-Germanic
- cwelan Old English
- queilen Middle Dutch
- *kwelan gmw-pro
- *kwelan Old Dutch
- *quelan Old Dutch
- quelan Old Saxon