Central Franconian edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German merle, from Old High German merla, from Latin merula. Cognate with Luxembourgish Märel, regional German Merle, Dutch merel.

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Noun edit

Määl f (plural Määle, diminutive Määlche)

  1. (Ripuarian) blackbird

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  • Amsel (southern and eastern Moselle Franconian, scattered synonym in northern MF)

Limburgish edit

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *melu, from Proto-Germanic *melwą

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Määl n (plural Määle) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

  1. (often uncountable) flour, meal

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