mylja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mylja, from Proto-Germanic *muljaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪlja/
• Rhymes: -ɪlja

Verb

mylja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative muldi, supine mulið)

1. to grind, to pulverise, to crush [with accusative]

   Synonym: mala

Conjugation

mylja – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að mylja
supine sagnbót		mulið
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		myljandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	myl	muldi		mylji	myldi
	þú	mylur	muldir		myljir	myldir
	hann, hún, það	mylur	muldi		mylji	myldi
plural	við	myljum	muldum		myljum	myldum
	þið	myljið	mulduð		myljið	mylduð
	þeir, þær, þau	mylja	muldu		mylji	myldu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	myl (þú), myldu
plural	þið	myljið (þið), myljiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

myljast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að myljast
supine sagnbót		mulist
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		myljandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	mylst	muldist		myljist	myldist
	þú	mylst	muldist		myljist	myldist
	hann, hún, það	mylst	muldist		myljist	myldist
plural	við	myljumst	muldumst		myljumst	myldumst
	þið	myljist	muldust		myljist	myldust
	þeir, þær, þau	myljast	muldust		myljist	myldust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	mylst (þú), mylstu
plural	þið	mylist (þið), mylisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

mulinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	mulinn	mulin	mulið	muldir	muldar	mulin
accusative (þolfall)	mulinn	mulda	mulið	mulda	muldar	mulin
dative (þágufall)	muldum	mulinni	muldu	muldum	muldum	muldum
genitive (eignarfall)	mulins	mulinnar	mulins	mulinna	mulinna	mulinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	muldi	mulda	mulda	muldu	muldu	muldu
accusative (þolfall)	mulda	muldu	mulda	muldu	muldu	muldu
dative (þágufall)	mulda	muldu	mulda	muldu	muldu	muldu
genitive (eignarfall)	mulda	muldu	mulda	muldu	muldu	muldu

Derived terms

• moli (“fragment, piece, crumb”)
• mulningur (“ground stones; bearberry”)
• mylsna (“dust; crumbs”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• mylje

Etymology

From Old Norse mylja, from Proto-Germanic *muljaną. This makes mylja a split infinitive verb. The noun was derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mʏl.jɑ/

Verb

mylja (present tense myl, past tense mulde, supine mult, past participle muld, present participle myljande, imperative myl)

1. to smash, mush, grind

Noun

mylja f (plural mylja)

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of mølje

References

• “mylja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *muljaną.

Verb

mylja (singular past indicative muldi, plural past indicative muldu, past participle muldr)

1. to crush to pieces

Conjugation

Conjugation of mylja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	mylja
present participle	myljandi
past participle	muldr, muliðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	myl	mulda		mylja	mylda
2nd person singular	mylr	muldir		mylir	myldir
3rd person singular	mylr	muldi		myli	myldi
1st person plural	myljum	muldum		mylim	myldim
2nd person plural	mylið	mulduð		mylið	myldið
3rd person plural	mylja	muldu		myli	myldi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	myl
1st person plural	myljum
2nd person plural	mylið

Conjugation of mylja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	myljask
present participle	myljandisk
past participle	mulzk, mulizk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	myljumk	muldumk		myljumk	myldumk
2nd person singular	mylsk	muldisk		mylisk	myldisk
3rd person singular	mylsk	muldisk		mylisk	myldisk
1st person plural	myljumsk	muldumsk		mylimsk	myldimsk
2nd person plural	mylizk	mulduzk		mylizk	myldizk
3rd person plural	myljask	muldusk		mylisk	myldisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	mylsk
1st person plural	myljumsk
2nd person plural	mylizk

Related terms

• mala

Descendants

• Icelandic: mylja
• Norwegian Nynorsk: mylja, mylje

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “mylja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive