Kabin küflü kokuyordu.
- The cabin smelled musty.
Bu oda küflü kokuyor.
- This room smells musty.
Ekmek küflüydü ama Tom yine de onu yedi.
- The bread was mouldy, but Tom ate it nevertheless.
Many of Chaucer's words are become, as it were, vinnewed and hoary with over-long lying. --F. Beaumont.