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malen.

to grind

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmaː.lə(n)/
  1. to grind

    transitive
  2. to worry, overthink

    informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mālen, from Old Dutch *malan, from Proto-West Germanic *malan, from Proto-Germanic *malaną.

verb/ˈmaː.lə(n)/
  1. to paint

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mâlen, from Old Dutch *mālon, denominative of *māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *māl (modern maal).

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