Middle English Dictionary Entry

-ail(le suf.
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Forms -ail(le suf.
Etymology OF -aille, -ail, from L -ālia, -ālium.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
In action nouns from OF, as arivaille, bataille, espousaille, travail(le.
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