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Meaning of maule | Babel Free

Verb
²mæʉ̯.lə

Definitions

  1. to eat by itself, without appropriate accompanying food(s) (e.g. eating the spread without bread, or beef without potatoes)
    ambitransitive
  2. to nibble
    ambitransitive

Examples

“Eg maular ikkje smør, og brukar det heller ikkje på noko anna enn hardbrød. Noko av det eg maular mest no er vaniljesaus.”

I don't eat butter by itself. Nor do I use it on anything else than hard bread. Nowadays though, by itself, I mostly eat custard.

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