beul

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch buel, earlier buedel, from Old Dutch *budil, from Proto-West Germanic *budil, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz. Doublet of pedel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: beul
• Rhymes: -øːl

Noun

beul m (plural beulen, diminutive beultje n)

1. an executioner, torturer, one who carries out executions and other judicial corporal punishments

   Synonym: scherprechter

2. (figuratively) a cruel person, in act or sadistic streak

   Synonyms: sadist, wreedaard

Derived terms

• afbeulen
• beulin
• beulskap
• beulsknecht
• beulswerk
• dierenbeul
• mensenbeul

 

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bél (compare Irish béal, Manx beeal), possibly from Proto-Celtic *weblos (compare Welsh gwefl (“animal lip”), Cornish gwevel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piaɫ̪/

Noun

beul m (genitive singular beòil, plural beòil)

1. (anatomy, etc.) mouth; orifice
2. opening, entrance

Derived terms

Derived terms

• beulaibh (“front”) (side)
• beul-aithris (“oral tradition”)
• beul an latha (“dawn”) (noun)
• feusag-bheòil (“mustache”)
• seòmar-beòil (“front room”)