maule
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See also: Maule
Verb
maule
Anagrams
Noun
maule
- Alternative form of male
Adjective
maule
- Alternative form of male
Alternative forms
- maula (a-infinitive)
Etymology
Etymology unclear. Perhaps related to German Maul (“mouth of an animal”) or Southern Sami måvladidh (with same meaning as Norwegian)
Pronunciation
Verb
maule (present tense maular, past tense maula, past participle maula, passive infinitive maulast, present participle maulande, imperative maule/maul)
- (transitive, intransitive) to eat by itself, without appropriate accompanying food(s) (e.g. eating the spread without bread, or beef without potatoes)
- 2014 October 9, Fjuken, page 2:
- Eg maular ikkje smør, og brukar det heller ikkje på noko anna enn hardbrød. Noko av det eg maular mest no er vaniljesaus.
- I don't eat butter by itself. Nor do I use it on anything else than hard bread. Nowadays though, by itself, I mostly eat custard.
- (transitive, intransitive) to nibble
Related terms
References
- “maule” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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