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mælir

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Ultimately from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *mēlą in the "measurement" sense; see there for more.[1]

Noun

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mælir m (genitive singular mælis, nominative plural mælar)

  1. meter (measuring device)

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • mæla (to measure, verb)

References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “mælir”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Old Norse

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Verb

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mælir

  1. inflection of mæla:
    1. second/third-person singular present active indicative
    2. second-person singular present active subjunctive