Wull

See also: wull

German Low German

Alternative forms

Wulle

Etymology

From Middle Low German wulle, from Old Saxon wulla, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Cognate with English wool.

Noun

Wull f (plural Wullen)

wool

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Back-formation from wullen (“to grub, to rummage”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vul/
Rhymes: -ul

Noun

Wull f (plural Wullen)

mess, disorder
crowd, rabble

Synonyms

(mess, disorder): Duercherneen, Onuerdnung, Gewulls

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