Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Pronunciation
    • 1.1.1 Homophones
  • 1.2 Noun
    • 1.2.1 Coordinate terms
    • 1.2.2 Translations
    • 1.2.3 See also
    • 1.2.4 References
• 2 Basque
  • 2.1 Noun
• 3 French
  • 3.1 Etymology
  • 3.2 Pronunciation
  • 3.3 Noun
• 4 Italian
  • 4.1 Noun
• 5 Norwegian
  • 5.1 Adjective
  • 5.2 Verb
    • 5.2.1 Conjugation

English

Danish gal, furious, mad^[1], from Old Norse gala, to sing.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /geɪl/
• Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -eɪl

Homophones

Gail

Noun

gale

1. (meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12 step Beaufort scale.
2. An outburst, especially of laughter.

   a gale of laughter

3. A shrub, sweet gale (Myrica gale) growing on moors and fens.
4. (archaic) A light breeze.
5. (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

   Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due. Definition from 1913 Webster.

Coordinate terms

• (meteorology): breeze, hurricane, storm

See also

• w:Beaufort_scale

References

• Notes:

1. ^ Etymology of gale

Basque

Noun

gale

1. eagerness

French

Etymology

Variant of galle.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /gal/
• Audio (Paris)^{help, file}

Noun

gale f.

1. scabies; mange

Italian

Noun

gale f.

1. Plural form of gala.

Norwegian

Adjective

gale

1. Plural of gal

Verb

gale

1. to make a sound characteristic of a rooster; to crow

Conjugation

See Also:

• Gale

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