mælan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæː.lɑn/

Etymology 1

From earlier mæþlan, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

Alternative forms

• mæþlan

Verb

mǣlan

2. to speak

Conjugation

Conjugation of mǣlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	mǣlan	mǣlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	mǣle	mǣlde
second person singular	mǣlest, mǣlst	mǣldest
third person singular	mǣleþ, mǣlþ	mǣlde
plural	mǣlaþ	mǣldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	mǣle	mǣlde
plural	mǣlen	mǣlden
imperative
singular	mǣl
plural	mǣlaþ
participle	present	past
	mǣlende	(ġe)mǣled

Derived terms

• ġemǣlan

Related terms

• maþelian

Descendants

• Middle English: melen, mellen
  • English: mell

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (mēljan, “to write”).

Verb

mǣlan

2. to mark, spot, blemish

Conjugation

Conjugation of mǣlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	mǣlan	mǣlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	mǣle	mǣlde
second person singular	mǣlest, mǣlst	mǣldest
third person singular	mǣleþ, mǣlþ	mǣlde
plural	mǣlaþ	mǣldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	mǣle	mǣlde
plural	mǣlen	mǣlden
imperative
singular	mǣl
plural	mǣlaþ
participle	present	past
	mǣlende	(ġe)mǣled

Derived terms

• ġemǣlan

References

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