What is "paigle"

Paigle \Pai"gle\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A species of Primula, either the cowslip or the primrose.

n. (context obsolete English) cowslip

1. n. Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel [syn: oxlip, Primula elatior]

2. early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers [syn: cowslip, Primula veris]