quaylen

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Dutch queilen, quēlen, from Old Dutch *quelan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwelan, from Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (to suffer). Doublet of quelen.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkwæi̯lən/, /ˈkwɛːlən/

Verb

quaylen (third-person singular simple present quayleth, present participle quaylende, quaylynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quayled)

  1. To be afflicted by disease or wasting; to become weak.
  2. (rare) To turn out to be useless or ineffective.
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  • English: quail, queal, quele
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French quaillier, coaillier, from Latin coāgulō.

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quaylen (third-person singular simple present quayleth, present participle quaylende, quaylynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quayled)

  1. To coagulate, quail, or congeal.
  2. (rare) To induce or cause coagulation.
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