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Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
mæl
- imperative of mæla
Old English
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Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”).
Cognate with Old Frisian mēl (West Frisian miel), Old Saxon -māl, Dutch maal, Old High German māl (German Mal (“time”), Mahl (“meal”)), Old Norse mál (Danish and Swedish mål), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻 (mēl, “time, hour”). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron), Latin mensus, Russian ме́ра (méra), Lithuanian mẽtas.
Pronunciation
Noun
mǣl n
- a measure
- mǣltange ― a pair of compasses
- Do wines þrie mel on ― pour on three measures of wine. (Leechbook)
- mark, sign (especially a cross)
- Her oþiewde read Cristes mæl on hefenum æfter sunnan setlgonge ― In this year a red sign of Christ appeared in the heavens after sunset. (AS Chronicle)
- time, occasion, season
- mǣlċearu ― cares or troubles of the time
- mǣldæġ ― appointed time, day
- mǣlġesceaft ― fate
- Mæl is me to feran. ― It is time for me to go. (Beowulf, l. 316)
- the time for eating, meal-time, a meal
- He gereordade æt anum mæle fif þusend manna ― He fed at one meal five thousand men. (Wulfstan)
Declension
Declension of mæl (strong a-stem)
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