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mæla

mæla

Faroese

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 (third-person singular past indicative mælti)

  1. to speak, to say, to talk
Conjugation
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

mæla (third-person singular past indicative mældi)

  1. to measure
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • mæling
  • mælieining
Related terms

Etymology 3

Noun

mæla

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

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

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Descendants

  • Swedish: mäla