oul

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Adjective

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oul (comparative more oul, superlative most oul)

  1. (Ireland, Mid-Ulster) Alternative form of ould
    • 1983, William Forbes Marshall, John the Liar:
      Throth they wor tarra; jist the five months oul".

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Middle English

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Noun

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oul

  1. Alternative form of oule
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 646-648:
      And al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene,
      In which were peynted alle thise false foules,
      As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,
      [...]
      And on all the outside, the pen is painted green,
      In which were painted all these false fowls,
      Such as are these small birds, falcons, and owls, [...]

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Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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oul (plural ouls)

  1. owl
    Synonyms: yuggle, hoolet

Etymology 2

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Verb

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oul (third-person singular simple present ouls, present participle oulin, simple past oult, past participle oult)

  1. To treat harshly, ill-use, bully