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mygla.

to mildew, to mould, to grow mouldy, to grow muggy or musty, to moulder

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈmɪkla]
  1. to mildew, to mould, to grow mouldy, to grow muggy or musty, to moulder

    intransitive · weak
    Allur maturinn myglaði á meðan við vorum í fríi.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *muglōną, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz (“soft substance”) (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”).

noun
  1. mould, mildew

    feminine · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *mugiljǭ. Compare Swedish mögel n, Norwegian Nynorsk mygle f, Trøndelag Norwegian møggel n and Gudbrandsdal Norwegian myngle f.

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