mowlde

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

mowlde

1. Alternative form of molde (“earth”)

Etymology 2

Noun

mowlde

1. Alternative form of molde (“top of the head”)

Etymology 3

Nominal use of mowled, past form of mowlen.

Alternative forms

• molde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔu̯ld/

Noun

mowlde (uncountable)

2. (Late Middle English, rare) mold (tiny fungi)

Descendants

• English: mold, mould

References

• “mǒulde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.