See also: mygła

Icelandic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz (soft substance) (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (cow dung)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (slick, soft).

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mygla

  1. (intransitive) to mildew, to mould, to grow mouldy, to grow muggy or musty, to moulder
    Allur maturinn myglaði á meðan við vorum í fríi.
    All the food grew mouldy while we were on holiday.
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *mugiljǭ.

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mygla f (genitive singular myglu, no plural)

  1. mould, mildew
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Old Norse edit

Etymology 1 edit

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mygla

  1. to grow mouldy or musty
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Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Germanic *mugiljǭ.

Noun edit

mygla f (genitive myglu)

  1. mouldiness, mustiness
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References edit

  • mygla1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mygla2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Attested since 1963. Likely from a Norrlandic dialectal word related to mögla (to become moldy).

Verb edit

mygla (present myglar, preterite myglade, supine myglat, imperative mygla)

  1. to wangle, to finagle (engage in (minor) deception, dishonesty, or bad faith tactics to get what one wants)

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