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vuil.

foul, dirty, filthy

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/vœy̯l/

  1. foul, dirty, filthy

  2. obscene, lewd

  3. dishonorable

  4. illegal, improper

  5. fouled, having its wetted surface polluted by marine organisms

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl. The adjective is from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, the noun from Proto-Germanic *fūlą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pū-, *pew-. Akin to English foul, German faul, Danish and Swedish ful.

noun/vœy̯l/

  1. dirt, filth

    neuter · uncountable

  2. garbage, trash, waste, litter

    neuter · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl. The adjective is from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, the noun from Proto-Germanic *fūlą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pū-, *pew-. Akin to English foul, German faul, Danish and Swedish ful.

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