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milwell

milwell noun: the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).

Noun

milwell (plural milwells)

  1. (Scotland, dialectal, historical) The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).

Forms of milwell

pluralmilwells
alternative formmillwell
alternative formmulvil
alternative formmelwell
alternative formmellwell
alternative formmyllewell
alternative formmyllwell
alternative formmelwel
alternative formmulvel
alternative formmilwel
alternative formmellewelle
alternative formmylwell

Origin of milwell

From Middle English milwell (amid many other forms), from Anglo-Norman meluel (amid other forms) and Old French moluel, probably from moruel, from Old Breton mor (“sea”) (from Proto-Brythonic *mor) + Old French lus and luz (“pike, [as sea-luce] hake”) + -el (diminutive suffix). Cognate with modern French morue.

Questions about milwell

What does milwell mean?
Milwell means the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
What part of speech is milwell?
Milwell is a noun.
What is the plural of milwell?
The plural of milwell is milwells.

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