"Wull" meaning in All languages combined

See Wull on Wiktionary

Noun [Low German]

Forms: Wullen [plural], Wulle [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Low German wulle, from Old Saxon wulla, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Cognate with English wool. Etymology templates: {{root|nds|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=wool}}, {{inh|nds|gml|wulle}} Middle Low German wulle, {{inh|nds|osx|wulla}} Old Saxon wulla, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*wullō}} Proto-Germanic *wullō, {{inh|nds|ine-pro|*h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, {{cog|en|wool}} English wool Head templates: {{nds-noun|f|Wullen}} Wull f (plural Wullen), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. wool Tags: German-Low-German, feminine

Noun [Luxembourgish]

IPA: /vul/ Forms: Wullen [plural]
Rhymes: -ul Etymology: Back-formation from wullen (“to grub, to rummage”). Head templates: {{lb-noun|f}} Wull f (plural Wullen)
  1. mess, disorder Tags: feminine Synonyms (mess, disorder): Duercherneen, Onuerdnung, Gewulls
    Sense id: en-Wull-lb-noun-pbIC3XMI Disambiguation of 'mess, disorder': 100 0
  2. crowd, rabble Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wull-lb-noun-V14WROLs Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74

Proper name [Scots]

Head templates: {{head|sco|proper noun|head=}} Wull, {{sco-proper noun}} Wull
  1. a diminutive of the male given name William Related terms: Wullie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "English wool",
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    },
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "mess, disorder",
          "word": "Onuerdnung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "mess, disorder",
          "word": "Gewulls"
        }
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "English wool",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German wulle, from Old Saxon wulla, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Cognate with English wool.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wulle",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Low German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (wool)",
        "Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
        "Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Low German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "Pages with entries"
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ul",
    "Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ul/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from wullen (“to grub, to rummage”).",
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      ]
    }
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    },
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      "sense": "mess, disorder",
      "word": "Duercherneen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "mess, disorder",
      "word": "Onuerdnung"
    },
    {
      "sense": "mess, disorder",
      "word": "Gewulls"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wull"
}

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