Old English · verb
maþelian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈmɑ.θe.li.ɑn/[ˈmɑ.ðe.li.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈmɑ · θe · li · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- declaim
Meaning
-
to speak, declare, speak out, declaim
Wulfgar maðelode to his winedrihtne.
Wulfgar spoke to his lord. (Beowulf, l. 360)
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | maþeliġe | maþelode |
| 2nd singular | maþelast | maþelodest |
| 3rd singular | maþelaþ | maþelode |
| Plural | maþeliaþ | maþelodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | maþeliġe | maþelode |
| Plural | maþeliġen | maþeloden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | maþelian |
| Inflected infinitive | maþelienne |
| Imperative singular | maþela |
| Imperative plural | maþeliaþ |
| Present participle | maþeliende |
| Past participle | maþelodġemaþelod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *maþlōn, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.
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