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mæle

mæle

Danish

Noun

mæle n (singular definite mælet, not used in plural form)

  1. speech, voice

Verb

mæle ‎(imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte or mælede, past participle mælet or mælt)

  1. utter (to say)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mæli ‎(“speech”) and mæla ‎(“to speak”), both from mál ‎(“language, speech, matter, affair”).

Noun

mæle n ‎(definite singular mælet, indefinite plural mæler, definite plural mæla or mælene)

  1. speech, voice

Verb

mæle ‎(imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte, past participle mælt)

  1. to utter (to say)

Etymology 2

Verb

mæle ‎(imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte, past participle mælt)

  1. to punch, throw or kick something or someone hard and without purpose or aim

Etymology

From Old Norse mæli ‎(“speech”) and mæla ‎(“to speak”), both from mál ‎(“language, speech, matter, affair”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛːlə/, [ˈmɛːlə]

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