moln

From Middle High German maln, malen, from Old High German malan, from Proto-West Germanic *malan, from Proto-Germanic *malaną (“to grind”). Cognate with German mahlen.

moln

1. to grind

• “moln” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

From Old Swedish. Probably same root as mulen. According to SAOB, probably related to Danish mulm (“darkness”), Proto-Germanic *melhmô and Norwegian Nynorsk mol (“small clouds”) (used in parts of Trøndelag on the Swedish border, although Ivar Aasen doubt clarity of its etymology). Also compare Danish mul (“rain cloud”).

• IPA^(key): /moːln/

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• IPA^(key): /mɔln/ (Southern, Western Sweden)

moln n

1. a cloud

   inte ett moln på himlen

   not a cloud in the sky

   rökmoln

   cloud of smoke

   • 1993, “Himlen är oskyldigt blå [The sky is innocently blue]”, Kenneth Gärdestad (lyrics), Ted Gärdestad (music)‎^[1]performed by Ted Gärdestad:

     Nu tar molnen mark. Jag var förblindad av att solen sken så stark.

     Now the clouds are [coming down and] touching ground. I was blinded by the sun shining so strong.

2. (computing) a cloud

• molnig (“cloudy”)

• sky

• moln in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• moln in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• moln in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)