meule
See also: meulé
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Etymology edit
From Dutch meulen, meulen, a formerly widespread dialectal form of Dutch molen, from Middle Dutch mōlen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.
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Noun edit
meule (plural meulens or meules, diminutive meuletjie or meultjie)
- mill (milling or grinding apparatus, building housing such an apparatus)
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meule
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).
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Noun edit
meule f (plural meules)
- grindstone
- millstone
- round (of cheese)
- haystack, stack
- (France, slang) motorcycle, motorbike
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Further reading edit
- “meule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Limburgish edit
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- Möële (Eupen)
- maole (Maastrichtian)
- muële (Southeast Limburgish)
- mölle (various dialects)
- mäöle, mäöele (Voeren)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch mōlen, muelen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.
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meule f
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola.
Noun edit
meule f (plural meules)