maþelian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maþlōną. Cognate with Old Frisian -melia, Old Saxon mahlon and mahlian, Old Dutch malthon, Old High German mahalon (accuse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑðeliɑn/

Verb

maþelian

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

Conjugation

See also

Descendants

  • Middle English: mathel
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