milwell en · NOUN
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (Scotland, dialectal, historical) The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mellewelle | alternative | lexicographic | |
| milwells | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| milwel | alternative | lexicographic | |
| millwell | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mylwell | alternative | lexicographic | |
| melwel | alternative | lexicographic | |
| myllewell | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mulvil | alternative | lexicographic | |
| melwell | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mellwell | alternative | lexicographic | |
| myllwell | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mulvel | alternative | lexicographic |