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English
Verb
maule
- Obsolete spelling of maul
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Middle English
Noun
maule
- Alternative form of male
Adjective
maule
- Alternative form of male
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Etymology unclear. Perhaps related to German Maul (“mouth of an animal”) or Southern Sami måvladidh (with same meaning as Norwegian)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²mæʉ̯.lə/, /²mæʉ̯.ɽə/, /²mœʉ̯.lə/
Verb
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
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