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fule

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See also: füle

English

Noun

fule (plural fules)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) fool
    • 1888, H. Rider Haggard, Colonel Quaritch, V.C.:
      That army gent, Major Boston, as is agent for all the College lands down the valley, he be a poor weak fule, and when all these tinants come to him and say that they must either hev the land at five shillings an acre or go, he gits scared, he du, and down goes the rent of some of the best meadow land in the country from thirty-five shillings to five.
    • 1914, Zane Grey, The Light of Western Stars:
      "Why, you dog-goned old fule, you cain't hit thet bawl."

Derived terms

Adjective

fule

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) fool
    • 1818, Sir Walter Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2:
      "What's the fule thing shaking for?" said he; "I mean nothing but civility to you.

Anagrams

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Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈle/ [fʊˈlɛ]
  • Hyphenation: fu‧le

Verb

fulé (causative fulusé)

  1. (transitive) surpass
    • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 1:
      Fulte Racmattaay, Gunê Racmattale Yallih Migaaqal Qimbisa.
      I begin in the name of God, who gives mercy and surpasses mercy.

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (type II verb), 1st singular ...

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “fule”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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Danish

Adjective

fule

  1. definite of ful
  2. plural of ful

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

fule

  1. alternative form of fole (fool)

Etymology 2

Noun

fule

  1. alternative form of foyle

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

fule

  1. definite singular/plural of ful

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

fule

  1. definite singular/plural of ful

Old English

Pronunciation

Adjective

fūle

  1. inflection of fūl:
    1. strong accusative feminine singular
    2. strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
    3. strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural
    4. weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
    5. weak accusative neuter singular

Swedish

Adjective

fule

  1. definite natural masculine singular of ful

Volapük

Noun

fule

  1. dative singular of ful

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