"oule" meaning in Middle English

See oule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈuːl(ə)/ Forms: oules [plural], owle [alternative], ule [alternative], howle [alternative], owlle [alternative], oul [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English ūle, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā (“owl”). Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:ūle}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*uwwulā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ūle", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "oule", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="oule">, {{inh|enm|ang|ūle}} Old English ūle, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*uwwulā|t=owl}} Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā (“owl”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} oule, {{enm-noun|pl=oules}} oule (plural oules)
  1. owl (the order Strigiformes).
    Sense id: en-oule-enm-noun-sMRYf1zf
  2. (derogatory) An insult, especially applied to the Devil. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-oule-enm-noun-h1D5eRzP Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Birds of prey Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 17 12 10 12 9 9 2 22 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 12 14 14 9 6 1 20 9 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 11 6 10 9 10 1 27 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 31 7 4 6 5 26 1 13 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 9 5 8 7 23 1 15 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 9 5 8 7 8 1 41 6 Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 13 63 24
  3. (heraldry, rare) An owl on a blazon. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-oule-enm-noun-558CRFUG Categories (other): Heraldry Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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      "form": "ule",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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      "form": "owle",
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    },
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      "form": "ule",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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