Etymology

gowl

G2O1W4L1

Today it means: To weep angrily; to howl. Full definition →

Old English gaulen
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  1. Old English · inherited fromgaulen
  2. English todaygowl

From Old English gaulen, goulen. Compare yawl (intransitive verb).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.