myle

See also: mylę

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English mīl, from Proto-West Germanic *mīliju.

Alternative forms

• mile

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːl/

Noun

myle (plural myles or mylen)

2. mile (unit of measure composed of 8 furlongs)
3. The time it takes to walk a mile (reckoned at 20 minutes)

Descendants

• English: mile
• Scots: mile

References

• “mīle (n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-08.

Etymology 2

From Old English mīl.

Noun

myle

2. Alternative form of mile (“millet”)