mælan
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmæː.lɑn/
Etymology 1
From earlier mæþlan, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.
Alternative forms
Conjugation
Conjugation of mǣlan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | mǣlan | mǣlenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | mǣle | mǣlde |
| second person singular | mǣlest, mǣlst | mǣldest |
| third person singular | mǣleþ, mǣlþ | mǣlde |
| plural | mǣlaþ | mǣldon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | mǣle | mǣlde |
| plural | mǣlen | mǣlden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | mǣl | |
| plural | mǣlaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| mǣlende | (ġe)mǣled | |
Derived terms
- ġemǣlan
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (mēljan, “to write”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of mǣlan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | mǣlan | mǣlenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | mǣle | mǣlde |
| second person singular | mǣlest, mǣlst | mǣldest |
| third person singular | mǣleþ, mǣlþ | mǣlde |
| plural | mǣlaþ | mǣldon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | mǣle | mǣlde |
| plural | mǣlen | mǣlden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | mǣl | |
| plural | mǣlaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| mǣlende | (ġe)mǣled | |
Derived terms
- ġemǣlan
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mǽlan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mǽlan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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