PEAL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, ap~, summons to church, short for appel ap~, from appelen to ap~ Date: 14th century 1. the loud ringing of bells, a complete set of changes on a given number of bells, a set of bells tuned to the tones of the major scale for change ringing, a loud sound or succession of sounds , II. verb Date: 1631 intransitive verb to give out ~s, transitive verb to utter or give forth loudly