kaayle

Yola

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishkal,variant ofcol,fromOld Englishcawel,borrowed fromLatincaulis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kiːɫ/

Noun

kaayle

1. cabbage,kale

   Synonym:gaubbach

   • 1867,“THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY,number 3, page94:

     Aar was lhaungkaaylean nettles, ee-mixt wee prasaugh buee,

     There was longkaleand nettles, mingled with yellow-weed,

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland,London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page49