† franchemylen.

Etymology: Apparently < Middle French franche mule abomasum (c1393; French †franchemulle ), perhaps < franche , feminine of franc (see frank adj.²) + mule abomasum (late 13th cent. in Old French with reference to deer) < an unattested post-classical Latin *mula , of uncertain origin, perhaps a transferred use of classical Latin mūla female mule (see mule n.¹), on account of the stomach's plump shape when used to make sausages. Compare Ladin (Gardena) mula thick sausage, Friulian mule blood sausage, Romanian regional mură abomasum, Vlach (Aromanian) amură omasum, Albanian mullë abomasum, Bulgarian regional mura abomasum, all probably ultimately < Latin.In the form frenche mole the first element has apparently been reinterpreted as French adj.