different between caroler vs cajoler

English

Alternative forms

• caroller

Etymology

carol +? -er

Noun

caroler (plural carolers)

1. A carol singer.

Translations

Anagrams

• correal

Old French

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

caroler

1. to sing
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Puceles carolent et dancent

     Young maidens, singing and dancing

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ols, *-olt are modified to ous, out. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

English

Etymology

cajole +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??l?(?)

Noun

cajoler (plural cajolers)

1. A person who cajoles; a flatterer.
2. (linguistics) A speech act intended to persuade or convince, such as the utterance "you know".

French

Etymology

Probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”) (from gajole, dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”)) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”), which is from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive of Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”).

Pronunciation

Verb

cajoler

1. to cuddle, to cradle in one's arms
2. (dated) to flatter, to cajole

Conjugation

Related terms

• cajoleur
• cajolerie

Descendants

• ? English: cajole

Further reading

• “cajoler” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).