mäle

See also: male, Male, Malé, malë, małe, måle, málé, mâle, malê, and mǎlè

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mæle, from Old Norse mæli, from Old Norse mál. Cognate of Danish mæle, Norwegian mæle, Icelandic mæli.

Noun

mäle n

1. (archaic) speech, manner of speaking

Usage notes

Only used in lexicalized expressions and as part of compounds.

Declension

Declension of mäle
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mäle	mälet	mälen	mälena
Genitive	mäles	mälets	mälens	mälenas

Derived terms

• genmäle
• eftermäle
• tillmäle

Related terms

• mäla
• mål

References

• mäle in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• -mäle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)