mæþlan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną, compare maþelian. Elder form of mǣlan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæθ.lɑn/, [ˈmæð.lɑn]

Verb

mæþlan

1. (poetic) to speak

Conjugation

Conjugation of mæþlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	mæþlan	mæþlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	mæþle	mæþlde, mæþlede
second person singular	mæþlest	mæþldest, mæþledest
third person singular	mæþleþ	mæþlde, mæþlede
plural	mæþlaþ	mæþldon, mæþledon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	mæþle	mæþlde, mæþlede
plural	mæþlen	mæþlden, mæþleden
imperative
singular	mæþle
plural	mæþlaþ
participle	present	past
	mæþlende	(ġe)mæþled

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “MÆÐLAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.