gale

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (dialectal, intransitive) To cry; groan; croak.
2. (dialectal, intransitive) To talk.
3. (dialectal, transitive) To sing; utter with musical modulations.

Noun

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

Noun

A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

Noun

1. (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
2. The personal mining plot of a freeminer.

Concepten

storm

stormwind

donderbui

onweer

rukwind

Synoniemen

storm

tempest

windstorm

strong wind

hurricane

wind

squall

breeze

gust

typhoon

near gale

blast

cyclone

🌀

strong gale

thunderstorm

strong winds

hot wind

air

hard storm

moderate gale

heavy wind

blizzard

blow

bluster

burst

draft

draught

sandstorm

snorter

twister

weather

whirlwind

fresh gale

wind storm

wind and rain

Vertalingen

Sturm

θύελλα

tempête

burrasca

bora

tempestade

bufera

tormenta

fırtına

φουρτούνα

tempesta

tempestad

orage

tempestat

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡeɪl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: galen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: galan

Verwant aan Deens: gale

Verwant aan Zweeds: gala

Verwant aan IJslands: gala

Verwant aan Nederlands: galm

Verwant aan IJslands: gola

Verwant aan Deens: gal

Overgenomen van Middelengels: gaile

Overgenomen van Oudengels: gagel

Verwant aan Schots: gaul

Verwant aan Nederlands: gagel

Verwant aan Duits: Gagel

Verwant aan IJslands: gaglviður

Overgenomen van Middelengels: gavel

Overgenomen van Oudengels: gafol

In summary

From Middle English galen, from Old English galan (“to sing, enchant, call, cry, scream; sing charms, practice incantation”), from Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to roop, sing, charm”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, scream, charm away”). Cognate with Danish gale (“to crow”), Swedish gala (“to crow”), Icelandic gala (“to sing, chant, crow”), Dutch galm (“echo, sound, noise”). Related to yell.