Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *maþlōn, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.θe.li.ɑn/, [ˈmɑ.ðe.li.ɑn]

Verb edit

maþelian

  1. (poetic) to speak, declare, speak out, declaim
    • Wulfgar maðelode to his winedrihtne.Wulfgar spoke to his lord. (Beowulf, l. 360)

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: mathelen

See also edit