ull

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See also: úll, -ull, and 'ull

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic *okelos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see). Compare Occitan uèlh, French œil, Spanish ojo, Portuguese olho, Italian occhio. Doublet of òcul, a borrowing from Latin.

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ull m (plural ulls)

  1. (anatomy) eye

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (wool).

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ull f (genitive singular ullar, plural ullir)

  1. wool
    (seyða) ull er Føroya gull
    the wool (of the sheep) is the gold of the Faroes

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Declension of ull
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ull ullin ullir ullirnar
accusative ull ullina ullir ullirnar
dative ull ullini ullum ullunum
genitive ullar ullarinnar ulla ullanna

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (wool).

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ull f (genitive singular ullar, no plural)

  1. wool
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Etymology 2[edit]

From the verb ulla (stick one's tongue out).

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Noun[edit]

ull n (genitive singular ulls, nominative plural ull)

  1. (informal) The act of sticking one's tongue out.
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Livonian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *hullu.

Adjective[edit]

ull

  1. wild
  2. mad

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ulka-.

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Adverb[edit]

ull

  1. outside

Etymology 3[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *ulvodak. Cognate with Finnish ulvoa.

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Verb[edit]

ull

  1. howl

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō.

Noun[edit]

ull f or m (definite singular ulla or ullen, uncountable)

  1. wool

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
Sau med ull

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō f, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ f. Cognates include Danish uld, English wool, German Wolle, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla), Ancient Greek λῆνος (lênos), Irish olann, Latin lāna, Lithuanian vìlna, Polish wełna, Russian волна (volna), Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā).

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ull f (definite singular ulla, uncountable)

  1. wool

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wullō, whence also Old English wull (English wool), Old Frisian wolle, Old High German wolla (German Wolle), Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla).

Noun[edit]

ull f (genitive ullar)

  1. wool

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Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: ull f
  • Faroese: ull f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ull f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ull m or f
  • Swedish: ull c
  • Danish: uld c

References[edit]

  • ull”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɵlː/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ull c

  1. wool; hair of sheep

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Declension of ull 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative ull ullen
Genitive ulls ullens

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