French

Noun

goule f ‎(plural goules)

1. ghoul (spirit; ghost)

Etymology 2

Old French goule which evolved into Modern French gueule, but has survived as a regional or informal variant. Compare Picard goule

Noun

goule f ‎(plural goules)

1. Nonstandard form of gueule ‎(“face; mouth”).

Anagrams

• logue, logué

Norman

Noun

goule f ‎(plural goules)

1. Alternative form of dgeule

Derived terms

• bailleux d'goule ‎(“chatterbox”)

Old French

Alternative forms

• gole

Etymology

From Latin gula ‎(“gullet, throat, palate”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- ‎(“throat”).

Noun

goule f ‎(oblique plural goules, nominative singular goule, nominative plural goules)

1. mouth
   • circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:

     De cel dragon dui rai issoient
     Qui par la gole fors sailloient

     Two rays came out of this dragon
     Out of its mouth

   • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence de la Griesche d'este:

     Ne boivent pas, chacuns le coule,
     Tant en antonnent par la goule

Descendants

• French: gueule
• Gallo: goule, góll
• Norman: dgeule, goule
• Walloon: gueuye