oul
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
oul (comparative more oul, superlative most oul)
- (Ireland, Mid-Ulster) Alternative form of ould
- 1983, William Forbes Marshall, John the Liar:
- Throth they wor tarra; jist the five months oul".
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
oul
- Alternative form of oule
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 646-648:
- And al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene,
In which were peynted alle thise false foules,
As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules, [...]- And on all the outside, the pen is painted green,
In which were painted all these false fowls,
Such as are these small birds, falcons, and owls, [...]
- And on all the outside, the pen is painted green,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 646-648:
References[edit]
- “oul”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
oul (plural ouls)
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
oul (third-person singular simple present ouls, present participle oulin, simple past oult, past participle oult)
- To treat harshly, ill-use, bully