gyle

Etymology

From Dutch gijl, from gijlen (“to ferment”).

noun

  1. The amount of beer brewed at a time.
    Perkins told me Yesterday that his Guile of Beer had a Summer-head on't, like as one sees in the last Weeks of Brewing in a forward Spring:—The Phænomenon surprized him I find. 7 October 1790, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana
  2. Fermented wort used for making vinegar.

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