mulen

See also: Mulen

Danish

Noun

mulen c

definite singular of mule

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mulin, molin, to a Old Norse *mol-; probably the original form of moln (“cloud”) (see there for more), revolving around a *mol- root (“overcast, obscurity, opacity?”).

Cognate to Old Danish mulen, molen, Danish mullen, Norwegian mulen.

Adjective

mulen (comparative mulnare, superlative mulnast)

cloudy, overcast

Declension

Inflection of **mulen**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	mulen	mulnare	mulnast
neuter singular	mulet	mulnare	mulnast
plural	mulna	mulnare	mulnast
masculine plural²	mulne	mulnare	mulnast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	mulne	mulnare	mulnaste
all	mulna	mulnare	mulnaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Antonyms

klar

Noun

mulen

definite singular of mule

References

“mulen”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“mulen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“mulen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

lumen, mulne