Gave vs Gale - What's the difference?
gave | gale |
(give)
* c. 1471 , An English Chronicle, 1377-1461 :
* 1591 , (William Shakespeare), King Henry VI, part 1 :
* 1815 , (Jane Austen), Emma :
* 2011 , Bob Woffinden, (The Guardian) , 31 Jul 2011:
To sing; charm; enchant.
* Court of Love
To cry; groan; croak.
To talk.
(intransitive, of a bird, Scotland) To call.
To sing; utter with musical modulations.
(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
An outburst, especially of laughter.
(archaic) A light breeze.
* Shakespeare
* Milton
(obsolete) A song or story.
(nautical) To sail, or sail fast.
A shrub, also sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale ) growing on moors and fens.
(archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
As nouns the difference between gave and gale
is that gave is a (something given to someone, eg for christmas or a birthday ) while gale is (label) (ship propelled primarily by oars).gave
English
Verb
(head)- there the erl of Dunbar becam his manne, and the kyng yaf him the Counte of Richemunde.
- I gaue thee Life, and rescu'd thee from Death.
- The superior degree of confidence towards Harriet, which this one article marked, gave her severe pain.
- With the Oxford canal at the bottom of his garden, regular canoeing excursions gave him enormous pleasure.
See also
* givenStatistics
*Anagrams
* ----gale
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) galen, from (etyl) . Related to (l).Verb
- Can he cry and gale .
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- a gale of laughter
- A little gale will soon disperse that cloud.
- And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odours fanned / From their soft wings.
- (Toone)
Coordinate terms
* (meteorology) breeze, hurricane, stormSee also
* Beaufort scaleVerb
(gal)Etymology 3
(etyl) (en)Noun
(Myrica gale) (Webster 1913)Etymology 4
(etyl)Noun
- Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due.