drail
English
Etymology
From Middle English *drailen (attested as drailed), a variant of Middle English trailen (“to hang loosely, drag along, drag away”), from a merger of Old French trailer, traillier (“to trail”) and Old English trǣġlian, trǣġelian (“to pluck, pull away”). The alteration of trailen to drailen was probably due to influence from Middle English dragan, drawen (“to drag, draw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɹeɪl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪl
Noun
drail (plural drails)
Verb
drail (third-person singular simple present drails, present participle drailing, simple past and past participle drailed)
References
- “drail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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