Middle English girle has been compared with Old English gierela, garment.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0896proposed comparisonproposed
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girle
child or young person of either sex; girl
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · garment comparisongierela
garment
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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
A garment word is proposed as a lexical comparison without a secure semantic bridge.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Middle English Dictionary Editors
proposed — The dictionary marks the comparison with a question mark; American Heritage says origin unknown.
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Girl — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: origin unknown
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Prevents promotion of the garment hypothesis.
girle — Middle English DictionaryEtymology: question-marked comparison with gierela garment
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the comparison only tentatively.
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