maule
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See also: Maule
English[edit]
Verb[edit]
maule
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
maule
- Alternative form of male
Adjective[edit]
maule
- Alternative form of male
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- maula (a-infinitive)
Etymology[edit]
Etymology unclear. Perhaps related to German Maul (“mouth of an animal”) or Southern Sami måvladidh (with same meaning as Norwegian)
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
maule (present tense maular, past tense maula, past participle maula, passive infinitive maulast, present participle maulande, imperative maule/maul)
- (transitive, intransitive) to eat by itself, without appropriate accompanying food(s) (e.g. eating the spread without bread, or beef without potatoes)
- 2014 October 9, Fjuken, page 2:
- Eg maular ikkje smør, og brukar det heller ikkje på noko anna enn hardbrød. Noko av det eg maular mest no er vaniljesaus.
- I don't eat butter by itself. Nor do I use it on anything else than hard bread. Nowadays though, by itself, I mostly eat custard.
- (transitive, intransitive) to nibble
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “maule” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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