mælan

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From earlier mæþlan, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

Alternative forms

Verb

mǣlan

  2. to speak
Conjugation
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
Descendants
  • Middle English: melen, mellen

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (mēljan, “to write”).

Verb

mǣlan

  2. to mark, spot, blemish
Conjugation
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

References

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