Faroese

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōn.

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Verb

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melda (third person singular past indicative meldaði, third person plural past indicative meldaðu, supine meldað)

  1. to report

Conjugation

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Conjugation of melda (group v-30)
infinitive melda
supine meldað
participle (a6)1 meldandi meldaður
present past
first singular meldi meldaði
second singular meldar meldaði
third singular meldar meldaði
plural melda meldaðu
imperative
singular melda!
plural meldið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōn.

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melda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative meldaði, supine meldað)

  1. to report (notify someone of [one's own] presence or status, etc.)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²mɛldɑ/, /²mɛlːɑ/

Verb

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melda (present tense melder, past tense melde, past participle meldt, present participle meldande, imperative meld)

  1. to report, file a complaint
    Eg melde saka til politiet.
    I reported the case to the police.
    Eg melder meg til teneste.
    I am reporting for duty.
  2. to review (books, music)
    Eg melder bøker for lokalavisa mi.
    I review books for my local newspaper.

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Old English

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Etymology

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meldian +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmel.dɑ/, [ˈmeɫ.dɑ]

Noun

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melda m

  1. informer

Declension

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