maþelian

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *maþlōn, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.θe.li.ɑn/,

Verb

maþelian

  1. (poetic) to speak, declare, speak out, declaim
    • Wulfgar maðelode to his winedrihtne. ― Wulfgar spoke to his lord. (Beowulf, l. 360)

Conjugation

Conjugation of maþelian (weak class 2)
infinitive maþelian maþelienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular maþeliġe maþelode
second person singular maþelast maþelodest
third person singular maþelaþ maþelode
plural maþeliaþ maþelodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular maþeliġe maþelode
plural maþeliġen maþeloden
imperative
singular maþela
plural maþeliaþ
participle present past
maþeliende (ġe)maþelod

Descendants

  • Middle English: mathelen

See also

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