yowl英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

动词 v.

Utter a yowl. intransitive
Express by yowling; utter with a yowl. transitive

词形变化

yowls plural yowls present,singular,third-person yowling participle,present yowled participle,past yowled past

词汇关系

衍生词

yowler

词源

词源 1

From Middle English youlen, goulen, from Old Norse gaula (“to low, bellow, howl, scream”), related to Icelandic gaula (“to yell, howl, roar”), Faroese geyla (“to bawl, squall, shout, yell, bellow”), Norwegian gaule (“to roar, howl, whine, weep noisily”), dialectal Swedish gjöla, Scots gowl (“to howl, yell, roar”), Shetlandic Scots gjol. Initial y- possibly influenced by Middle English yollen, yellen (“to yell”).

词源 2

From Middle English youlen, goulen, from Old Norse gaula (“to low, bellow, howl, scream”), related to Icelandic gaula (“to yell, howl, roar”), Faroese geyla (“to bawl, squall, shout, yell, bellow”), Norwegian gaule (“to roar, howl, whine, weep noisily”), dialectal Swedish gjöla, Scots gowl (“to howl, yell, roar”), Shetlandic Scots gjol. Initial y- possibly influenced by Middle English yollen, yellen (“to yell”).