mælan
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From earlier mæþlan, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
mǣlan
- to speak
Conjugation edit
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 edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (mēljan, “to write”).
Verb edit
mǣlan
Conjugation edit
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 edit
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mǽlan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mǽlan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.