Muul
See also: muul and Müul
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːl/
Noun
Muul n (plural Müüler, diminutive Müüli)
- mouth
- 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- Was meint er eigetlich […]? Mi dörfi nit's Mul uftue?
- What did he mean earlier? That you shouldn't open your mouth?
- 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- (Uri) maw (mouth of an animal)
References
- “Muul” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 38.
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Moul (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology 1
From Middle High German mūle, from Old High German mūla, from Proto-Germanic *mūlō.
Noun
Muul f (plural Muule, diminutive Müülche)
Etymology 2
From Middle High German mūl, from Old High German *mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą.
Etymology 3
From French mule, probably via Middle Dutch mule, muyle.
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German mûl, from Old Saxon *mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą.
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