engaol

English

Alternative forms

• enjail

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old French en-bor.

Middle English en-

English en-

English gaol

English engaol

From en- + gaol.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪl

Verb

engaol (third-person singular simple present engaols, present participle engaoling, simple past and past participle engaoled)

1. (transitive, UK, archaic) To imprison in a gaol.

Synonyms

• jail

Anagrams

• Angelo, longæ