queal
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English quelen, from Old English cwelan (“to die”), from Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to sting, pierce”). Related to Middle Dutch quelen, queilen. More at quail.
Verb
queal (third-person singular simple present queals, present participle quealing, simple past and past participle quealed)
- (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To faint away.
Verb
queal (third-person singular simple present queals, present participle quealing, simple past and past participle quealed)
- Alternative form of quail
Anagrams
- Equal., Quale, equal, quale