oul

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əʉl/ === Adjective === oul (comparative more oul, superlative most oul) (Ireland, Mid-Ulster) Alternative form of ould. === Anagrams === Lou, Luo, UOL == Middle English == === Noun === oul alternative form of oule late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 646-648: === References === “oul”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Scots == === Alternative forms === ool === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== oul (plural ouls) owl Synonyms: yuggle, hoolet === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== oul (third-person singular simple present ouls, present participle oulin, simple past and past participle oult) To treat harshly, ill-use, bully