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Mulm, masculine, ‘loose, dry mould, dust,’ first recorded in Modern High German, but probably of an earlier origin; allied to the root mal, ‘to grind,’ literally ‘to pulverise,’ with which Gothic mulda, ‘dust, earth,’ and English mould are connected; see under Maulwurf. Compare also Grand.