mowlen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *muglōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuːlən/, /ˈmɔu̯lən/

Verb

mowlen (third-person singular simple present mowleth, present participle mowlende, mowlynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mowled)

  1. To become moldy; to rot.
  2. (figurative) To become vile or degenerate.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Scots: moul
  • >? Yola: masled (preterite)

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