Masculine
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Gaul

Meaning

horse, hack (now chiefly derogatory, but less so for working horses, and not at all in regional usage)

Synonyms

Schindmähre

Einhufer

Stutenfohlen

Stutenfüllen

Stutfohlen

Hengstfüllen

Stutfüllen

Rössle

Pferdehengst

Rössl

alter Gaul

schlechtes Pferd

Ferd

Pferdestute

Hottemax

Hengstfohlen

Pferdestute f

Hengstfohlen n

Hottehü

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡaʊl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German gūl, from Old High German *gūl, from Proto-West Germanic *gūl- (stem form uncertain). Cognate with Dutch guil, Middle Low German gûl(e). Further origin obscure, but possibly related with gießen (“to pour”), referring to a “seed pourer”, that is a stud.

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