myle

See also: mylę

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English mīl, from Proto-West Germanic *mīliju. The final vowel is generalised from Old English inflected forms.

Alternative forms

mile

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiːl(ə)/

Noun

myle (plural myles or mylen)

mile (unit of measure composed of 8 furlongs)
The time it takes to walk a mile (reckoned at 20 minutes)

Descendants

English: mile
Scots: mile

References

“mīle, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-08.

Noun

myle

Alternative form of mile (“millet”)

Noun

myle

Alternative form of mylne

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