Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mylja, from Proto-Germanic *muljaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mylja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative muldi, supine mulið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to grind, to pulverise, to crush
    Synonym: mala

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • moli (fragment, piece, crumb)
  • mulningur (ground stones; bearberry)
  • mylsna (dust; crumbs)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mylja, from Proto-Germanic *muljaną. This makes mylja a split infinitive verb. The noun was derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mylja (present tense myl, past tense mulde, supine mult, past participle muld, present participle myljande, imperative myl)

  1. to smash, mush, grind

Noun

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mylja f (plural mylja)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of mølje

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *muljaną.

Verb

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mylja (singular past indicative muldi, plural past indicative muldu, past participle muldr)

  1. to crush to pieces

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: mylja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mylja, mylje

References

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  • mylja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press