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quail
a word from vocabulary
English
by
Anthony Grant
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Word form
quail
LWT meaning(s)
the quail
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
14th century [13] (1301–1400)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
quaille
'quail'
Old French
quacula/coacula
'‘quail’; possible from Germanic but possibly imitative.'
Late Latin
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
Contact situation
French contact [13]
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