veule

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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See the etymology of vöhle.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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veule (third-person present tense veult, past tense vólt or veulet, present participle veulend or veulens, past participle jeveuld)

  1. (Kirchröadsj) Alternative spelling of vöhle

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French

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Etymology

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Uncertain; possibly from a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin volare or volvo;[1] or, possibly from aveugle.[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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veule (plural veules)

  1. (literary) feeble
    • 1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:
      Serge. Et ta présence veule, ta présence de spectateur veule et neutre, nous entraîne Marc et moi dans les pires excès.
      Serge. And your feeble presence, your presence as a spineless and neutral spectator, has driven Marc and me to the worst excesses.

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References

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  1. ^ veule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  2. ^ Linguistic Society of America (1944): Language, Volumes 20-21, p. 245

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