gaule
See also: Gaule, gaulé, Gäule, and gaulle
French
Etymology
From Middle French gaule, gaulle, from Old French gaule, waulle (“long pole, rod”), from Frankish *walu (“stick”), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (“stick, root”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃 (walus, “staff, rod”), Old Norse valr (“round rod”), North Frisian waal (“rod, stick”), Old English walu (“ridge, bank, rib, comb of helmet, weal, mark of a blow”). More at wale, weal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡol/
Noun
gaule f (plural gaules)
- (long) pole
- Synonym: perche
- fishing pole
- Synonym: canne à pêche
- (slang) boner
- Synonym: trique
- Il a la belle gaule. ― He's got a nice boner
- J'ai toujours une de ces gaules au réveil. ― I always have one of these erections when waking up.
Verb
gaule
- inflection of gauler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “gaule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- algue
- légua
- lugea
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse gaula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡæʉ.le/, [ˈɡæu̯.lə]
Verb
gaule (imperative gaul, present tense gauler, simple past gaula or gaulet or gaulte, past participle gaula or gaulet or gault)
- to yell, bellow
- to howl
Synonyms
- hyle
- raute
- rope
- skråle
- vræle
References
“gaule” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɡœʊːlə/, /²ɡœʊːɽə/
Verb
gaule (imperative gaul, present tense gaular, simple past gaula, past participle gaula)
- e-infinitive form of gaula
Plautdietsch
Verb
gaule
- to be annoyed