jaiole

Old French

Alternative forms

gaiole, gaole (northern)
jaole

Etymology

From Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea (“cage”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈjɔlə/, (northern) /ɡa-/

Noun

jaiole f (oblique plural jaioles, nominative singular jaiole, nominative plural jaioles)

prison; gaol; jail

Descendants

Middle French: geole
- French: geôle
Walloon: gayoûle, gaïole
→ Middle English: gayole, gajol, gaylle, gaille, gayle, gaile
- English: gaol; jail
→ Iberia:
- Asturian: xaula
- Galician: xaula
- Portuguese: jaula
- Spanish: jaula

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (jaiole)

jaiole on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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