mylja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mylja, from Proto-Germanic *muljaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪlja/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlja

Verb

mylja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative muldi, supine mulið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to grind, to pulverise, to crush
    Synonym: mala

Conjugation

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Derived terms

  • moli (fragment, piece, crumb)
  • mulningur (ground stones; bearberry)
  • mylsna (dust; crumbs)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse mylja, from Proto-Germanic *muljaną. This makes mylja a split infinitive verb. The noun was derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²mʏl.jɑ/

Verb

mylja (present tense myl, past tense mulde, supine mult, past participle muld, present participle myljande, imperative myl)

  1. to smash, mush, grind

Noun

mylja f (plural mylja)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of mølje

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *muljaną.

Verb

mylja (singular past indicative muldi, plural past indicative muldu, past participle muldr)

  1. to crush to pieces

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: mylja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mylja, mylje

References

  • mylja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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