moufle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French moufle, from Old French mofle (“thick glove”), from Medieval Latin muffula (817, Carolingian), a Germanic borrowing from Frankish *molfell (“soft garment made of hide”), from *mol (“softened, forworn”) + *fell (“hide, skin”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“tender, soft”) + *fellą (“skin, film, fleece”). Compare modern Dutch moffel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mufl/
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Noun

moufle f (plural moufles)

  1. mitten
  2. polyspast

References

  • A. Brachet (1868), An etymological dictionary of the French language (in French)

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