Vull

See also: vull

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

  • Vugel (less common standard form)
  • Vaul (only dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle High German vogel, from Old High German fogal, from Proto-West Germanic *fugl.

The phonetic development is the same as e.g. in gezunn, from Middle High German gezogen. The variants Vugel and Vaul go back to Old High German fugal with lack of a-mutation; compare Ripuarian Vuggel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ful/
  • Rhymes: -ul

Noun

Vull m (plural Vullen, diminutive Villchen)

  1. bird
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