mygla

See also: mygła

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz (soft substance) (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (cow dung)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (slick, soft).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪkla/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkla

Verb

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mygla

  1. (intransitive) to mildew, to mould, to grow mouldy, to grow muggy or musty, to moulder
    Allur maturinn myglaði á meðan við vorum í fríi.
    All the food grew mouldy while we were on holiday.
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *mugiljǭ.

Noun

mygla f (genitive singular myglu, no plural)

  1. mould, mildew
Declension
Derived terms
  • mygluskán (layer of mould)
  • myglusveppur (mould, fungus)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

mygla

  1. to grow mouldy or musty
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Descendants
  • Icelandic: mygla
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mygla
    • Norwegian Bokmål: mygle
  • Middle English: mowlen, moule, moulen, mowle, mowlyn; muwlen, muhelin
    • Scots: moul
    • >? Yola: masled (preterite)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mugiljǭ.

Noun

mygla f (genitive myglu)

  1. mouldiness, mustiness
Declension
Descendants

References

  • mygla1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mygla2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

Uncertain. Attested since 1963. Likely from a Norrlandic dialectal word related to mögla (to become moldy).

Verb

mygla (present myglar, preterite myglade, supine myglat, imperative mygla)

  1. to wangle, to finagle (engage in (minor) deception, dishonesty, or bad faith tactics to get what one wants)

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