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[gaiolehall] (1376-77)

[gaiolehall] (1376-77)

gaolhall  
  FEW:  caveola *2/i,554b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED:  gaiol(e n. (gaiolehal)  DMLBS:
ls(loanword: compound with M.E.)
le

s.

archit.jail, prison
( 1376-77 )  come nostre dite seignour le roy ad un maison q’est appellé le gaolhall deinz la ville de Warr' [...] quel est ordené pur la sauf garde des felons  Rot Parl1 ii 371

[gdw]

See also:

gaiole  gaioler 
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
gaiolehall