myla

Swedish

Etymology

Variation of mula, from mule (muzzle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²myːla/
  • Rhymes: -²yːla

Verb

myla (present mylar, preterite mylade, supine mylat, imperative myla)

  1. (dialectal, Östergötland) to rub snow in someone’s face
    • 2004, “Folk kom från hela Sverige för Lasses skull [People came from all over Sweden for Lasse]”, in Östgöta Correspondenten:
      Jag mylade Lasse Winnerbäck när jag vi var små. Vi växte upp i samma område.
      I rubbed snow in Lasse Winnerbäck’s face when we were little. We grew up in the same area.

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References

  • “Om 95 olika ord för att gnida in snö i ansiktet [About 95 different words for rubbing snow in someone’s face]”, in Språket i P1, Sveriges Radio, 10 January 2006, retrieved 23 October 2019
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