maule

See also: Maule

English

Verb

maule

1. Obsolete spelling of maul

Anagrams

• Alemu, Muela, ulema

Middle English

Noun

maule

1. Alternative form of male

Adjective

maule

1. Alternative form of male

Norwegian Nynorsk

FWOTD – 10 March 2021

Alternative forms

• maula (a-infinitive)

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)

1. (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.

2. (transitive, intransitive) to nibble

Related terms

• mule m
• mumle

References

• “maule” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.