cavel

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A gag. obsolete
  2. Alternative form of kevel (“stonemason's hammer”). alt-of,alternative
  3. The stick or runestaff used in casting lots; a lot. dialectal,obsolete
  4. A horse's bit. dialectal
  5. A part, share, lot. dialectal,obsolete
  6. A parcel or allotment of land. dialectal,obsolete

词形变化

cavels plural cavil alternative kevel alternative kevil alternative cavels plural cavels plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English *kavel, kevel, from Old English cæfl (“gag, bit, muzzle”), possibly from or akin to Old Norse kafli, kefli (“a piece of wood, gag”).
词源 2
See kevel.
词源 3
From Middle English cavel, kavell, kevell, from Old Norse kafl, kafli (“long, round piece of wood, staff”), from Proto-Germanic *kablô, *kablaz. Compare also Middle Dutch kāvelen (“to draw lots, a lot”), kavele (“fate, lottery”), modern Dutch kavel (“lot, plot of land”), dialectal German Kabel.
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