mæla

From Old Norse mæla.

mæla

1. to speak, to say
2. to recommend

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaiːla/
• Rhymes: -aiːla

From Old Norse mæla, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

mæla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mælti, supine mælt)

1. to speak, to say, to talk

• ummæli
• mæla með

• mál

From Old Norse mæla, from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną.

mæla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mældi, supine mælt)

1. to measure

• mæling
• mælieining

• mál

mæla

1. inflection of mælir:
   1. indefinite accusative plural
   2. indefinite genitive plural

From Old Norse mæla (“to utter”),^[1] from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

• mæle (e-infinitive)

• IPA^(key): /²meːlɑ/

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

1. to say, utter

From Old Norse mæla (“to measure”).

• mæle (e-infinitive)

mæla (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)^[2]

Unknown.^[1][3]

• mæle (e-infinitive)

mæla (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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• mæli (dated)

• IPA^(key): /²meːlɑ/

mæla n

1. definite plural of mæle

From Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

mæla

1. to speak

From Old Norse mæla, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

mǣla

1. to speak, utter

• Swedish: mäla

• mäla in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T