Old English

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Garnett compares Latin vello (I pluck out, I pull).[1]

Cognate with Middle Low German pūlen (to shell, husk, pluck), Middle Dutch pōlen (to shell, husk), Icelandic púla (to work hard).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpul.li.ɑn/, [ˈpuɫ.ɫi.ɑn]

Verb

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pullian

  1. to pull
  2. to pluck

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: pullen

References

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  1. ^ Garnett, Richard: Philological Essays (etc.) Ed. by His Son, p. 247