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==English==
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===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|muscle}}, {{m|enm|muscule}}, {{m|enm|muskylle}}, and in part from {{der|en|frm|muscle}}, from {{der|en|la|mūsculus||a muscle|lit=little mouse}} because of the mouselike appearance of some muscles, from {{m|la|mūs||mouse}}. {{doublet|en|mussel}}. More at {{l|en|mouse}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|mŭʹsəl}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈmʌ.səl/|/ˈmʌ.sl̩/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-muscle.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ʌsəl|s=2}}
* {{homophones|en|mussel}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[contractile]] form of [[tissue]] which [[animal]]s use to effect movement.
#: {{ux|en|'''Muscle''' consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.}}
#: {{syn|en|thew}}
#* {{RQ:Grew Cosmologia Sacra|chapter=Of the Use of Organized Bodies|para=18|page=27|passage=For as the Trunk of the Body, is kept from tilting forvvard by the '''Muſcules''' of the Back: So, from falling backvvard, by theſe of the Belly.}}
# {{lb|en|countable}} An [[organ]] composed of muscle tissue.
#* {{RQ:Grey Riders of the Purple Sage|chapter=VIII|passage=His brow and hair and the palms of his hands were wet, and there was a kind of nervous contraction of his '''muscles'''. They seemed to ripple and string tense.}}
#* {{RQ:Orwell Animal Farm|chapter=I|passage=You, Boxer, the very day that those great '''muscles''' of yours lose their power, Jones will sell you to the knacker {{...}}}}
# {{lb|en|uncountable|usually|in the plural}} A well-developed [[physique]], in which the muscles are [[enlarged]] from [[exercise]].
#* '''2008''', Lou Schuler, "Foreward", ''in'' Nate Green, ''Built for Show'', page xii
#*: The fact that I was middle-aged, bald, married, and raising girls instead of chasing them didn't really bother me. '''Muscles''' are cool at any age.
# {{lb|en|uncountable|figurative}} [[strength|Strength]], [[force]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2010|author=Adam Quinn|title=US Foreign Policy in Context|page=81
|passage=The lesson to be drawn from the events of 1914, to Roosevelt's mind, was that civilization needed '''muscle''' to defend it, not just solemn words.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2013|author=John D. MacDonald|title=The Long Lavender Look|page=15
|passage=It was going to take '''muscle''' to pluck Miss Agnes out of the canal.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2022 January 12|author=Christian Wolmar|title=A new year... but the same old mistakes are being made|journal=RAIL|issue=948|pages=40–41|text=How can the unions - or more specifically the RMT—possibly think this is a good time to exert a bit of industrial '''muscle''' and indulge in strikes both on the national railway and the London Underground?}}
# {{lb|en|uncountable|figurative}} Hired [[strongman|strongmen]] or [[bodyguard]]s.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1985|author=w:Lance Parkin|title=The Infinity Doctors|page=34
|passage=It was easy enough to dodge him, let him crash into the floorboards. Peltroc knew that his priority was the leader, not the hired '''muscle'''.}}

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|en|muscule}} {{qualifier|obsolete}}

====Hypernyms====
* {{sense|tissue or organ}} {{l|en|musculature}}

====Hyponyms====
* Types of muscles: ''See [[:Category:en:Muscles]]''

====Derived terms====
{{col3|en|beer muscles|muscle girl|muscle head|muscle segment|muscle spindle|tailor's muscle|cardiac muscle|gym muscles|involuntary muscle|make a muscle|[[w:Muscle Beach|Muscle Beach]]|musclebound|muscle boy|muscle car|muscled|muscledom|muscle dysmorphia|muscleful|muscle in on|muscleless|muscleman|muscle relaxant|muscle shirt|musclesome|muscle tone|muscle up|muscle-up|muscled up|muscular|muscularity|musculature|muscly|pterygoid muscle|skeletal muscle|smooth muscle|voluntary muscle|abdominal muscle|abdominoscrotal muscle|abducens muscle|anterior auricular muscle|anterior scalene muscle|arytenoid muscle|auricular muscle|muscle mommy|caninus muscle|ciliary muscle|cricoarytenoid muscle|cricothyroid muscle|delayed onset muscle soreness|delayed-onset muscle soreness|deltoid muscle|deltoideus muscle|digastric muscle|external oblique muscle|extraocular muscle|geniohyoid muscle|hired muscle|inferior oblique muscle|internal oblique muscle|iris dilator muscle|jaw muscle|lateral cricoarytenoid muscle|lateral pterygoid muscle|love muscle|medial pterygoid muscle|middle scalene muscle|Molson muscle|muscle ass|muscle confusion|muscle fiber|muscle fibre|muscle god|muscle in|muscle man|muscle Mary|muscle memory|muscle morph|muscle of mastication|muscle reading|muscle woman|muscle-bound|muscle-eye-brain disease|mylohyoid muscle|Müller's muscle|oblique muscle|omohyoid muscle|on the muscle|papillary muscle|pectoral muscle|posterior auricular muscle|posterior cricoarytenoid muscle|posterior scalene muscle|rectus muscle|scalene muscle|sternocleidomastoid muscle|sternohyoid muscle|sternothyroid muscle|striated muscle|striped muscle|stylohyoid muscle|superior auricular muscle|superior oblique muscle|superior tarsal muscle|temporal muscle|temporoparietalis muscle|thyroarytenoid muscle|thyrohyoid muscle|triangularis muscle|white muscle disease|mind-muscle connection|shaving muscle}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|contractile tissue}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|spier}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|muskul|m}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ጡንቻ}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|عَضَلَة|f}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|عضلة|f|tr=ʕaḍala}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|عَضَلة|f|tr=ʕaḍala}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|մկան}}
* Aromanian: {{t|rup|mushclju}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|পেশী}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|músculu|m}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|əzələ}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|мускул}}
* Bau Bidayuh: {{t|sne|masor}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|мы́шца|f}}, {{t|be|му́скул|m}}, {{t|be|цяглі́ца|f}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|পেশী}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|му́скул|m}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|ကြွက်သား}}
* Carpathian Rusyn: {{t|rue|мяз|m}}, {{t|rue|мускул|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|múscul|m}}
* Cebuano: {{t|ceb|kusog}}
* Central Melanau: {{t|mel|wat}}
* Central Sierra Miwok: {{t|csm|pasú·ka-}}
* Chechen: {{t|ce|дилха}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|肌肉}}, {{t|yue|筋肉}}
*: Hokkien: {{t|nan-hbl|肌肉|tr=ki-bah}}, {{t|nan-hbl|筋肉|tr=kin-bah}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|肌肉}}, {{t+|cmn|筋肉}}
* Chuvash: {{t|cv|сенкерле}}, {{t|cv|мускул}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|sval|m}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|muskel|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|spier|f}}
* Egyptian: {{t-egy|mt|h=D52:X1-T14-T14-X1:F51|f}}
* Erzya: {{t|myv|пукшо}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|muskolo}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|lihas}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|vøddi|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|lihaskudos}}, {{t+|fi|lihas}}
* French: {{t+|fr|muscle|m}}
* Friulian: {{t|fur|muscul|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|músculo|m}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|კუნთი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Muskel|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μυς|m}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|μῦς|m}}, {{t|grc|ἴς|f}}
* Guaraní: {{t|gn|to'o mbarete}}
* Gujarati: {{t|gu|સ્નાયુ}}
* Haitian Creole: {{t|ht|misk}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שְׁרִיר|m|tr=sh'rir}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|पेशी|f}}, {{t+|hi|मांसपेशी}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|izom}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vöðvi|m}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|muskulo}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|otot}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|muskula}}
* Irish: {{t+|ga|matán|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|muscolo|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|筋肉|tr=きんにく, kinniku}}, {{t+|ja|筋|tr=すじ, suji}}
* Javanese: {{t+|jv|otot}}
* Kalmyk: {{t|xal|бульчң}}
* Kannada: {{t+|kn|ಸ್ನಾಯು}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|бұлшықет}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|សាច់ដុំ}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|근육(筋肉)}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|masûlke}}, {{t+|kmr|ezalet}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t|ky|мускул}}, {{t+|ky|булчуң}}, {{t|ky|булчуң эт}}
* Lao: {{t+|lo|ກ້າມ}}, {{t|lo|ເນຶ້ອກ້າມ}}
* Latin: {{t|la|torus|m}}, {{t|la|mūsculus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|muskulis|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|raumuo|m}}
* Low German: {{t|nds|Muskel|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t+|mk|мускул|m}}
* Malagasy: {{t+|mg|ozatra}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|otot}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|പേശി}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|muskolu|m}}
* Maori: {{t+|mi|ua}}, {{t|mi|uaua}}, {{t|mi|ia}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|स्नायू}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|muscle}}
* Mongolian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|mn|булчин}}, {{t|mn|хүч тамир}}
* Munsee: {{t|umu|wchéht}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|adoh}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|muscle|m}} {{qualifier|Jersey}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|muskel|m}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|muscle|m}}
* Odia: {{t+|or|ପେଶୀ}}
* Ojibwe: {{t|oj|mashkawiziiwin}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|līra|m}}
* Old Javanese: {{t|kaw|hotot}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|عضله|f|tr='azala}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|ماهیچِه|tr=mâhiče}}, {{t+|fa|عَضُلِه|tr='azole}}, {{t+|fa|موشَک|tr=mušak}} {{qualifier|archaic}}
* Polabian: {{t|pox|moiskă|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|mięsień|m}}, {{t+|pl|muskuł|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|músculo|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|mușchi|m}}
* Romansch: {{t|rm|muscul|m}}, {{t|rm|muscal|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|мы́шца|f}}, {{t+|ru|му́скул|m}}
* Samoan: {{t|sm|maso}}
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|पेशी|f}}, {{t+|sa|स्नायु|f|n}}
* Sardinian: {{t|sc|musculu|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|мѝшӣћ|m}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|mìšīć|m}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|sval|m}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|mišica|f}}
* Southern Altai: {{t|alt|балтыр}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|músculo|m}}
* Sundanese: {{t|su|ᮇᮒᮧᮒ᮪}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|msuli}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|muskel|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|masel}}, {{t|tl|kalamnan}}
* Tajik: {{t+|tg|мушак}}, {{t|tg|моҳича}}, {{t|tg|азала}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|தசை}}
* Tatar: {{t|tt|мускул}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|కండరం}}
* Tetum: {{t|tet|uat}}, {{t|tet|múskulu}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|กล้ามเนื้อ}}, {{t+|th|กล้าม}}
* Tibetan: {{t|bo|ཤ་ཤེད}}
* Tigrinya: {{t|ti|ጭዋዳ}}
* Tocharian B: {{t|txb|passoñ}}
* Tongan: {{t|to|uoua}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kas}}, {{t+|tr|adale}}
* Turkmen: {{t|tk|muskul}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|м'яз|m}}, {{t|uk|му́скул|m}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|عَضْلَہ|tr='azla}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|مۇسكۇل}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|mushak}}, {{t+|uz|muskul}}, {{t+|uz|et}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|cơ}}, {{t+|vi|bắp thịt}}, {{t+|vi|cơ bắp}}
* Volapük: {{t+|vo|muskul}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|musse|m}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|cyhyr|m}}
* Yakut: {{t|sah|былчыҥ}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|מוסקל|m}}
* Yoruba: {{t|yo|iṣan}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|organ composed of muscle tissue}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|عَضَلَة|f}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|عضلة|f|tr=ʕaḍala}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|մկան}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|músculu|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|мускул|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|肌肉}}, {{t+|cmn|筋肉}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|spier|c}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|lihas}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|músculo|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Muskel|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μυς|m}}
* Gujarati: {{t|gu|સ્નાયુ}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|मांसपेशी}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|izom}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vöðvi|m}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|muskula}}
* Irish: {{t+|ga|matán|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|筋肉|tr=きんにく, kinniku}}
* Kalmyk: {{t|xal|бульчң}}
* Latin: {{t|la|musculus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|muskulis|m}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|otot}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|muskolu|m}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|mięśnie|p}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|músculo|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|mușchi|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|мы́шца|f}}, {{t+|ru|му́скул|m}}
* Samoan: {{t|sm|maso}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|мѝшӣћ|m}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|mìšīć|m}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|mišica|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|músculo|m}}, {{t|es|murecillo|m}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|msuli}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|muskel|c}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|కండ}}
* Tetum: {{t|tet|uat}}, {{t|tet|múskulu}}
* Tocharian B: {{t|txb|passoñ}}
* Tongan: {{t|to|uoua}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|musse|m}}, {{t+|wa|tchå|f}} {{qualifier|big muscle unformally}}, {{t+|wa|nier|m}} {{qualifier|strong muscle, unformally}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|cyhyryn|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|well-developed physique}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|lihas}} {{qualifier|usually in the plural}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|muskulatura|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|musculatura|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|мускулату́ра|f}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|мускулату́ра|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|strength, force}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|قُوَّة|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|力量}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|voima}}, {{t+|fi|muskeli}}
* French: {{t+|fr|muscle|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ρώμη|f}}, {{t+|el|δύναμη|f}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|styrkur|m}}
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|spēks|m}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|muscle|m}} {{qualifier|Jersey}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|músculo|m}}, {{t+|pt|força|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|му́скул|m}}, {{t+|ru|си́ла|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|мѝшӣћ|m}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|mìšīć|m}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|కండబలం}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====See also====
* {{l|en|myology}}
* {{l|en|myotomy}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To use [[force]] to make [[progress]], especially physical force.
#: {{ux|en|He '''muscled''' his way through the crowd.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1988|author=Steve Holman|title=Christian Conquers Columbus|journal=[[w:Iron Man (magazine)|Ironman]]|section='''47 (6):''' 28-34
|passage=Hensel and Wilson hit a series of leg shots simultaneously as Christian '''muscles''' between them with Quinn right on his heels.}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1990|author=Wayne Jancik|title=The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders|isbn=0823075303|page=236|text=Nothing the Nebraskans ever again recorded managed to '''muscle''' more than minimal attention.}}
#* {{RQ:Noire Thug-A-Licious|page=112|passage="Here!" I passed out stacks of money. T.C. hadn't had time to batch it up, so some of it was just laying loose in money bags and I passed all that shit out to Rome while Pimp '''muscled''' Miss Lady around.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move forcefully or with great strength.
#: {{ux|en|She '''muscled''' through the ruins.}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|muscle in}}
* {{l|en|muscle in on}}
* {{l|en|muscle up}}
* {{l|en|outmuscle}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|use force to make progress}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|пробивам си път}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|forçar}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|msuli}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Related terms===
* {{l|en|mouse}}

===References===
* {{R:Lexico}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=celmsu|clumse}}

{{C|en|Animal tissues|Collectives|Organs|People}}

==Catalan==
{{was fwotd|ca|2019|July|26}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|ca|la|musculus}}, {{doublet|ca|múscul|musclo|nocap=1|t1=muscle|t2=mussel}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{ca-noun|m}}

# [[shoulder]]
#: {{syn|ca|espatlla}}
#* {{quote-book|ca|year=2000|author=Francesc Serés|title=Els ventres de la terra|publisher=Columna|page=41
|passage=Quan ens cansem ella recolza el cap al meu '''muscle'''.|t=When we get tired, she rests her head on my '''shoulder'''.}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}
* {{R:ca:GDLC}}
* {{R:ca:DNV}}
* {{R:ca:DCVB}}

==French==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|fr|frm|muscle}}, a borrowing from {{bor|fr|la|mūsculus||a muscle|lit=little mouse}}. See also the inherited doublet {{doublet|fr|moule|t1=mussel, clam|notext=1}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-muscle.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# [[muscle#English|muscle]] (contractile tissue, strength)

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|muscle lisse}}
* {{l|fr|muscle squelettique}}

===Verb===
{{head|fr|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|fr|muscler||1//3|s|pres|ind//sub|;|2|s|impr}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

{{C|fr|Anatomy}}

==Middle English==

===Etymology 1===
{{etymid|enm|mussel}}
From {{inh|enm|ang|muscelle}}, from {{der|enm|LL.|mūscula|t=mussel}}. Reinforced by {{cog|fro|mosle}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|enm|moskle|muschyl|muscul|muskall|muskel|muskele|muskell|muskle|muskyl|muskyll|musshell|mustul}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|enm|/ˈmus(k)əl/|/ˈmus(k)lə/}}

====Noun====
{{enm-noun}}

# {{l|en|mussel}} {{gloss|[[bivalve]]}}
# {{lb|enm|rare}} A sort of [[siege]] [[engine]].

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|mussel}}
* {{desc|sco|mushle}}
* {{desc|cy|misgl|bor=1}}

=====References=====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=muscle|pos=n.(1)|id=MED38158}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|enm|muscle}}
From {{bor|enm|frm|muscle}}, from {{der|enm|la|mūsculus|t=muscle}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|enm|mucell|muscule|musculle|muskylle}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|enm|/ˈmusəl/|/ˈmuslə/|/ˈmuskiu̯l(ə)/}}

====Noun====
{{enm-noun}}

# {{tlb|enm|anatomy}} {{l|en|muscle}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|muscle}}

=====References=====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=muscle|pos=n.(2)|id=MED28953}}

{{C|enm|Mollusks|Weapons}}

==Middle French==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|frm|la|musculus}}.

===Noun===
{{frm-noun|m}}

# {{lb|frm|anatomy}} [[#English|muscle]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|fr|muscle}}
* {{desc|enm|muscle|bor=1}}
** {{desc|en|muscle}}

==Norman==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nrf|la|mūsculus||a muscle|lit=little mouse}}, from {{der|nrf|grc|μῦς||mouse, muscle, mussel}}.

===Noun===
{{nrf-noun|m}}

# {{lb|nrf|anatomy}} [[#English|muscle]]

==Occitan==

===Etymology===
From {{der|oc|la|mūsculus}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|oc|LL-Q14185 (oci)-Davidgrosclaude-muscle.wav}}

===Noun===
{{oc-noun|m}}

# {{l|en|muscle}}
# [[mussel]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:Cantalausa|667}}

{{topics|oc|Anatomy|Bivalves}}

==Old English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|ang|muscelle|muxle|musle}}

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|ang|LL.|mūscula}}, from {{der|ang|la|mūsculus}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ang-IPA|muscle}}

===Noun===
{{ang-noun|f}}

# [[mussel]]
#* '''late 9th century''', [https://books.google.com/books?id=YD9HAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA154 translation] of [[w:Bede|Bede's]] ''[[w:Ecclesiastical History of the English People|Ecclesiastical History]]''
#*: {{quote|ang|''Swylċe ēac þēos eorþe is berende missenlīcra fugela ⁊ sǣwihta ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft fanġene seolas ⁊ hronas and mereswȳn; ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft numene missenlīcra cynna weolcsċylle ⁊ '''muscule''', ⁊ on þām oft ġemette þā betstan meregrotan ǣlces hīwes.''|This land also bears various birds and sea creatures, and seals, porpoises, and dolphins are often caught here; and various kinds of shellfish and '''mussel''' are often taken, and in them the best pearls of every color are often found.}}

====Declension====
{{ang-decl-noun-n-f|muscl}}

====Descendants====
* {{desctree|enm|muscle|id=mussel}}

===References===
* {{R:ang:BT|muscelle|ref=023256}}

{{topics|ang|Bivalves}}