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Old English · verb

mælan

Normalised mǣlan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈmæː.lɑn/
Syllables
ˈmæː · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
mellspeakblemish

mælan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to speak

Conjugation

Conjugation of mælan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular mǣlemǣlde
2nd singular mǣlestmǣlstmǣldest
3rd singular mǣleþmǣlþmǣlde
Plural mǣlaþmǣldon
Subjunctive
Singular mǣlemǣlde
Plural mǣlenmǣlden
Non-finite forms of mælan
Form
Infinitive mǣlan
Inflected infinitive mǣlenne
Imperative singular mǣl
Imperative plural mǣlaþ
Present participle mǣlende
Past participle mǣledġemǣled

mælan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to mark, spot, blemish

Conjugation

Conjugation of mælan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular mǣlemǣlde
2nd singular mǣlestmǣlstmǣldest
3rd singular mǣleþmǣlþmǣlde
Plural mǣlaþmǣldon
Subjunctive
Singular mǣlemǣlde
Plural mǣlenmǣlden
Non-finite forms of mælan
Form
Infinitive mǣlan
Inflected infinitive mǣlenne
Imperative singular mǣl
Imperative plural mǣlaþ
Present participle mǣlende
Past participle mǣledġemǣled

All forms (17)

Etymology

From earlier mæþlan, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

From Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną. Cognate with Gothic (mēljan, “to write”).

Descendants

mell

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