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Old English · verb

mieltan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈmi͜yl.tɑn/
[ˈmi͜yɫ.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈmi͜yl · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
meltdigest

Meaning

  1. to melt

  2. to digest

  3. to consume (destroy completely)

    Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.

    I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:

Conjugation

Conjugation of mieltan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular mieltemielte
2nd singular mieltestmielstmieltstmieltest
3rd singular mielteþmieltmielte
Plural mieltaþmielton
Subjunctive
Singular mieltemielte
Plural mieltenmielten
Non-finite forms of mieltan
Form
Infinitive mieltan
Inflected infinitive mieltenne
Imperative singular mielt
Imperative plural mieltaþ
Present participle mieltende
Past participle mieltedġemielted

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *maltijan, from Proto-Germanic *maltijaną, causative of *meltaną (whence Old English meltan). Cognate with Icelandic melta (“to digest”).

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