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Old English · noun

mal

Normalised māl

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/mɑːl/
Syllables
mɑːl (1 syllable)
Modern English
moleprosecutionmailsuitspotdefenselegal

mal1 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. mole (spot on the skin)

  2. mark, spot

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of mal
SingularPlural
Nominative mālmāl
Accusative mālmāl
Genitive mālesmāla
Dative mālemālum

mal2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. a suit, legal case, prosecution, defense

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mailą.

From Old Norse mál (“(legal) cause”).

Descendants

mole, mail

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