veule

Central Franconian

Etymology

See the etymology of vöhle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvøː.lə/

Verb

veule (third-person present tense veult, past tense vólt or veulet, present participle veulend or veulens, past participle jeveuld)

1. (Kirchröadsj) Alternative spelling of vöhle

Derived terms

• aaveule
• beveuele
• iveule
• noaveule
• veulentere

Related terms

• Jeveul n

French

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin volare or volvo; or, possibly from aveugle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vøl/, /vœl/

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Adjective

veule (plural veules)

1. (literary) feeble
   • 1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:

     Serge. Et ta présence veule, ta présence de spectateur veule et neutre, nous entraîne Marc et moi dans les pires excès.

     Serge. And your feeble presence, your presence as a spineless and neutral spectator, has driven Marc and me to the worst excesses.

Derived terms

• aveulir
• veulement
• veulerie

Further reading

• “veule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.