mæla

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mæla.

Verb

mæla

  1. to speak, to say
  2. to recommend

Conjugation

Conjugation of mæla (group v-2-1)
infinitive mæla
supine mælt
participle (a7/a5)1 mælandi mæltur/
mældur
present past
first singular mæli mælti/
mældi
second singular mælir mælti/
mældi
third singular mælir mælti/
mældi
plural mæla mæltu/
mældu
imperative
singular mæl!
plural mælið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaiːla/
  • Rhymes: -aiːla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mæla, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

Verb

mæla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mælti, supine mælt)

  1. to speak, to say, to talk
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mæla, from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną.

Verb

mæla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mældi, supine mælt)

  1. to measure
Conjugation
Derived terms

Noun

mæla

  1. inflection of mælir:
    1. indefinite accusative plural
    2. indefinite genitive plural

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mæla (to utter),[1] from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²meːlɑ/

Verb

mæla (present tense mæler, past tense mælte, past participle mælt, passive infinitive mælast, present participle mælande, imperative mæl)

  1. to say, utter

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mæla (to measure).

Alternative forms

Verb

mæla (present tense mæler, past tense mælte, past participle mælt, passive infinitive mælast, present participle mælande, imperative mæl)

  1. to measure ((pre-2012) alternative form of måla)[2]

Etymology 3

Unknown.[1][3]

Alternative forms

Verb

mæla (present tense mæler, past tense mælte, past participle mælt, passive infinitive mælast, present participle mælande, imperative mæl)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to kick, throw, or beat (a ball) forcefully and aimlessly

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²meːlɑ/

Noun

mæla n

  1. definite plural of mæle

References

  1. “mæla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. "Innstilling til ny rettskriving for det nynorske skriftmålet" (in Norwegian) p. 55
  3. “mæle_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

Verb

mæla

  1. to speak

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: mæla
  • Faroese: mæla
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mæla
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mæle
  • Old Swedish: mǣla, mælla
  • Old Danish: mælæ
  • Gutnish: melä

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse mæla, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

Verb

mǣla

  1. to speak, utter

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • mäla in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.