oule

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See also: oulé

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

oule (plural oules)

  1. Obsolete spelling of owl

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Occitan ola (marmite).

Noun[edit]

oule f (plural oules)

  1. cauldron, handleless earthen pot, marmite
  2. (geography) pothole, water cavity
  3. (geography, by extension) watercourse that contains such a pothole
  4. (by extension) town or village located near such a fluvial feature

Mauritian Creole[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French vouloir.

Verb[edit]

oule auxiliary

  1. To want (to do something)

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English ūle, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

oule (plural oules)

  1. owl (the order Strigiformes).
  2. (derogatory) An insult, especially applied to the Devil.
  3. (heraldry, rare) An owl on a blazon.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: owl
  • Scots: oul, ool

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