milwell

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noun

The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).

OriginMiddle English milwell ← Anglo-Norman meluel ← Old French moluel →
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Meanings

nounmilwell (plural milwells)

plural milwells · alternative millwell · alternative mulvil · alternative melwell · alternative mellwell · alternative myllewell · alternative myllwell · alternative melwel · alternative mulvel · alternative milwel · alternative mellewelle · alternative mylwell

  1. ScotlanddialectalhistoricalThe Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cod

Origin

  1. Old Frenchlus
  2. Proto-Brythonic*mor
  3. Old Bretonmor“sea”
  4. Old Frenchmoluel
  5. Anglo-Normanmeluel
  6. Middle Englishmilwell
  7. Englishmilwell

From Middle English milwell (amid many other forms), from Anglo-Norman meluel (amid other forms) and Old French moluel, probably from moruel, from Old Breton mor (“sea”) (from Proto-Brythonic *mor) + Old French lus and luz (“pike, [as sea-luce] hake”) + -el (diminutive suffix). Cognate with modern French morue.

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APA

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MLA

“milwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milwell.

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