meltan

See also: méltán

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *meltan, from Proto-Germanic *meltaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to beat, crush, grind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmel.tɑn/, [ˈmeɫ.tɑn]

Verb

meltan (intransitive)

1. to melt
2. to digest
3. to be consumed (destroyed completely)

Conjugation

Conjugation of meltan (strong class 3)

infinitive	meltan	meltenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	melte	mealt
second person singular	milst, miltst	multe
third person singular	milt	mealt
plural	meltaþ	multon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	melte	multe
plural	melten	multen
imperative
singular	melt
plural	meltaþ
participle	present	past
	meltende	(ġe)molten

Derived terms

• formeltan
• melting
• mieltan (transitive)

Related terms

• mealt

Descendants

• Middle English: melten, malte, melt, melte, meltyn; mealten, melltenn (Early Middle English)
  • English: melt
  • Scots: melt
  • Yola: multh
• ⇒ Old English: ġemolten, molten
  • Middle English: molten, multen
    • English: molten
    • Scots: mouten