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Gowl vs Goll - What's the difference?

gowl | goll |

In obsolete terms the difference between gowl and goll

is that gowl is to weep angrily; to howl while goll is hand.

As a verb gowl

is to weep angrily; to howl.

As a noun goll is

hand.

As a proper noun goll is

god.

gowl

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To weep angrily; to howl.
    • (Wyclif)

    See also

    * girn

    Anagrams

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    goll

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) hand
  • * {{quote-book, year=1609, author=Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, title=Philaster, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Then give me thy Princely goll , which thus I kisse, to whom I crouch and bow; But see my royall sparke, this head-strong swarme that follow me humming like a master Bee, have I led forth their Hives, and being on wing, and in our heady flight, have seazed him shall suffer for thy wrongs. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1622, author=, title=The Noble Spanish Soldier, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Give me thy goll , thou are a noble girl. }}

    Etymology 2

    From God

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (euphemistic) God
  • * {{quote-book, year=1900, author=Edward Noyes Westcott, title=The Christmas Story from David Harum, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage='I dunno what you mean,' says Jim. 'Yes, ye do, goll darn ye!' says Dick, 'yes, ye do. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1919, author=Various, title=The Best Short Stories of 1917, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=By goll ! that's all I'm good for to take on now. }} ----