"ule" meaning in Old English

See ule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈuː.le/
Rhymes: -uː.le Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā (“owl”). Etymology templates: {{ety|ang|:inh|gmw-pro:*uwwulā}} [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" : "ule", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }" data-lang="ang" data-title="ule">, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*uwwulā|t=owl}} Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā (“owl”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|head=ūle}} ūle f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|ūl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ūle|ūlan|ūlan|ūlan|ūlan|ūlena|ūlan|ūlum|num=|title=|type=weak n-stem}} Forms: ūle [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ūle [nominative, singular], ūlan [nominative, plural], ūlan [accusative, singular], ūlan [accusative, plural], ūlan [genitive, singular], ūlena [genitive, plural], ūlan [dative, singular], ūlum [dative, plural]
  1. owl
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          "ūlum",
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