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. Cognate with Icelandic maula. Perhaps related to German Maul (“mouth of an animal”) or Southern Sami måvladidh (with same meaning as Norwegian). Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his Spydeberg dialect dictionary (spelled as moule).

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.