moleyne

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

molayn, molen, moleyn, moline, moloyne, molyn, molyne

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman moleine, of unclear origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /muˈlæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈmulin(ə)/

Noun[edit]

moleyne (uncountable)

mullein (a herb of the genus Verbascum)

Descendants[edit]

English: mullein

References[edit]

“molein(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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