Gule of August

ˈgyül-

: lammas

Word History

Etymology

partial translation of Anglo-French goul de Aust, gule de Aust (from goul, gule beginning, opening, literally, throat—from Latin gula — + de of + Aust August), translation of Medieval Latin gula Augusti

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