mouldwarp

Meaning

Noun

• A mole, Talpa europea (species).

Origin

• , from Proto-Germanic *muldawurpiz ("earth-thrower, mole"), equivalent to mould + warp. Cognate with Scots malwart, modewarp, Dutch molworp ("mole"), Low German mulworp, molworm, German Maulwurf ("mole"), Danish muldvarp ("mole"), Swedish mullvad ("mole"), Icelandic moldvarpa ("mole").