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)

2. mile (unit of measure composed of 8 furlongs)
3. 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.

Etymology 2

Noun

myle

2. Alternative form of mile (“millet”)

Etymology 3

Noun

myle

1. Alternative form of mylne