snayle

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sneġel, from Proto-Germanic *snagilaz, *snigilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snæi̯l/, /snɛːl/
  • Rhymes: -æi̯l

Noun

snayle (plural snayles)

  1. A snail or slug (gastropod)
  2. A turtle or other similar shelled animal.
  3. (rare, Late Middle English) A kind of contraption used for both offence and defence during a siege.
  4. (rare) A diseased mass of protruding fleshiness.

Descendants

  • English: snail
  • Scots: snail

References

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