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pullian

Pronunciation: /ˈpul.li.ɑn/

“pullian” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to pull
  2. to pluck

Etymology

Uncertain. Garnett compares Latin vello (“to pluck out, to pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃-. However, compare pluccian (“to pluck, pull out”). Cognate with Middle Low German pūlen (“to shell, husk, pluck”), Middle Dutch pōlen (“to shell, husk”), Icelandic púla (“to work hard”).

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