gauler

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French gauler (“to knock down with a pole”), from Old French gauler, wauller (“to fight with a pole”), from gaule, waulle (“long pole, rod”), from Frankish *walu (“stick”), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (“stick, root”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). By surface analysis, gaule +‎ -er. More at gaule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡo.le/
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Verb

gauler

  1. (transitive) to beat, beat down (with a pole)

Conjugation

Further reading

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