maþelian
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *maþlōn, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
maþelian
- (poetic) to speak, declare, speak out, declaim
- Wulfgar maðelode to his winedrihtne. ― Wulfgar spoke to his lord. (Beowulf, l. 360)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of maþelian (weak class 2)
infinitive | maþelian | maþelienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | maþeliġe | maþelode |
second person singular | maþelast | maþelodest |
third person singular | maþelaþ | maþelode |
plural | maþeliaþ | maþelodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | maþeliġe | maþelode |
plural | maþeliġen | maþeloden |
imperative | ||
singular | maþela | |
plural | maþeliaþ | |
participle | present | past |
maþeliende | (ġe)maþelod |