mæle

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse mæli (speech) and mæla (to speak), both from mál (language, speech, matter, affair).

Pronunciation

Noun

mæle n (singular definite mælet, not used in plural form)

  1. speech, voice

Verb

mæle (imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte or mælede, past participle mælet or mælt)

  1. utter (to say)

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mæli (speech) and mæla (for the verb, to speak), both from mál (language, speech, matter, affair).

Noun

mæle n (definite singular mælet, indefinite plural mæler, definite plural mæla or mælene)

  1. speech, voice
Derived terms

Verb

mæle (imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte, past participle mælt)

  1. to utter (to say)

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Verb

mæle (imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte, past participle mælt)

  1. to punch, throw or kick something or someone hard and without purpose or aim

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mæli n (utterance).[1] Related to mæle in Etymology 2, deriving ultimately from Proto-Germanic *maþlą.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

mæle n (definite singular mælet, indefinite plural mæle, definite plural mæla)

  1. voice
  2. ability to speak
  3. (in compounds) speak, words
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mæla (to say, utter),[1] from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną (to speak).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

mæle (present tense mæler, past tense mælte, past participle mælt, passive infinitive mælast, present participle mælande, imperative mæl)

  1. to say, utter

Etymology 3

Unknown.[1][3]

Alternative forms

Verb

mæle (present tense mæler, past tense mælte, past participle mælt, passive infinitive mælast, present participle mælande, imperative mæl)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to kick, throw, or beat (a ball) forcefully and aimlessly

Etymology 4

From Old Norse mæla (to measure),[4] from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną (to mark, stain, paint).

Alternative forms

Verb

mæle (present tense mæler, past tense mælte, past participle mælt, passive infinitive mælast, present participle mælande, imperative mæl)

  1. to measure ((pre-2012) alternative form of måla[5])

Etymology 5

From Old Norse mælir m (measure).[1]

Alternative forms

Noun

mæle m (definite singular mælen, indefinite plural mælar, definite plural mælane)

  1. an old unit of measure

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “mæle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ivar Aasen (1850) “Mæle”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
  3. ^ “mæle_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  4. ^ “måle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  5. ^ "Innstilling til ny rettskriving for det nynorske skriftmålet" (in Norwegian) p. 55

Old English

Noun

mǣle

  1. dative singular of mǣl