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mæla

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mæla.

Verb

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mæla

  1. to speak, to say
  2. to recommend

Conjugation

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Conjugation of mæla (group v-2-1)
infinitive mæla
supine mælt
participle (a7/a5)1 mælandi mæltur/
mældur
present past
first singular mæli mælti/
mældi
second singular mælir mælti/
mældi
third singular mælir mælti/
mældi
plural mæla mæltu/
mældu
imperative
singular mæl!
plural mælið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. to speak, to say, to talk
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

  1. to measure
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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mæla

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to say, utter

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse mæla (to measure).

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Verb

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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]

Etymology 3

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Unknown.[1][3]

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Verb

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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

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Noun

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mæla n

  1. definite plural of mæle

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 “mæla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. ^ "Innstilling til ny rettskriving for det nynorske skriftmålet" (in Norwegian) p. 55
  3. ^ “mæle_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

Verb

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mæla

  1. to speak

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Descendants

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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

Verb

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mǣla

  1. to speak, utter

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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