Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ayel

/ˈeɪ(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ayel
IPA: /ˈeɪ(ə)l/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A legal writ under which a grandchild can legally remove a stranger from land belonging to the grandchild's grandfather, which the stranger had seized upon the grandfather's death.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Writ of Ayle was an ancient English writ which lay against a stranger who had dispossessed the demandant of land of which his grandfather died seized."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ayel, aiel, from Old French aiol, aiuel, from Vulgar Latin *aviolus, ultimately from Latin avus. Compare modern French aïeul.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ayel, aiol, *aviolus, avus

Usage

Inflected Forms

ayels (plural) aiel (alternative) ayle (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

besaiel tresayle quatrayle

Homonyms

ail ale

Rhymes With

scale mail they'll email jail fail detail retail trail rail side rail tail

Questions

How do you pronounce ayel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ(ə)l/.
What does ayel mean?: A grandfather.
Where does ayel come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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