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meule

See also: meulé

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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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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meule (plural meulens or meules, diminutive meuletjie or meultjie)

  1. mill (milling or grinding apparatus, building housing such an apparatus)

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meule

  1. plural of meul

French

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Inherited from Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

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  • IPA(key): /møl/
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meule f (plural meules)

  1. grindstone
  2. millstone
  3. round (of cheese)
  4. haystack, stack
  5. (France, slang) motorcycle, motorbike

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Limburgish

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch mōlen, muelen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.

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meule f

  1. mill

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Etymology

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From Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola.

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meule f (plural meules)

  1. (Jersey) whetstone wheel
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