mæla

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mæla.

Verb

mæla

  1. to speak, to say
  2. to recommend

Conjugation


Icelandic

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Verb

mæla

  1. to speak, to say, to talk
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

mæla

  1. to measure
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • mæling
  • mælieining

Etymology 3

Noun

mæla

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse mæla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²meːlɑ/

Verb

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

  1. to say, utter

Further reading


Old Norse

Verb

mæla

  1. to speak

Descendants


Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

mǣla

  1. to speak, utter

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Swedish: mäla
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