mylen

Middle English

Etymology

From myle +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

mylen

1. plural of myle (“mile”)

Old English

Alternative forms

• myln

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmy.len/

Noun

mylen m or f

1. mill (a building, or machinery)
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Sume menn syllaþ ēac ċyrċan to hȳre swāswā wāclīċe mylna...

     Some men also sell churches for hire as if they were mills of little worth...

Declension

Masculine

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mylen	mylnas
accusative	mylen	mylnas
genitive	mylnes	mylna
dative	mylne	mylnum

Feminine

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mylen	mylna, mylne
accusative	mylne	mylna, mylne
genitive	mylne	mylna
dative	mylne	mylnum

Synonyms

• cweorn

Descendants

• Middle English: mylne, mele, melle, mille, miln, milne, myle, mylene, mylle, myln, molle, mule, mulle, mulne (Southern)
  • English: mill
    • Sranan Tongo: miri
    • → Hindi: मिल (mil)
  • Scots: mill, mull
  • Yola: mile