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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Eule

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Eule
Friedrich Kluge2506847An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E — Eule1891John Francis Davis

Eule, f., ‘owl,’ from the equiv. MidHG. iule, iuwel, OHG. ûwila, f. Comp. Du. wil, AS. ûle (from *ûwle), E. owl, OIc. ugla, from pre-Teut. *uwwalô, or rather *uwwilô, ‘owl.’