mælan
Old English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom earlier mæþlan, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.
Alternative forms
editVerb
editmǣlan
- to speak
Conjugation
editConjugation 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
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (mēljan, “to write”).
Verb
editmǣlan
Conjugation
editConjugation 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
editReferences
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.