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.