mewl
The origin and history of mewl.
Etymology
Attested from 1599 or earlier (1530 in a Scottish document), apparently spelled this way first by Shakespeare. Perhaps formed from Middle English mewen (“to whimper”) and -le, a frequentative suffix.
The origin and history of mewl.
Attested from 1599 or earlier (1530 in a Scottish document), apparently spelled this way first by Shakespeare. Perhaps formed from Middle English mewen (“to whimper”) and -le, a frequentative suffix.
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