Contionary:mèll

Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse mæla, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną. Cognate to Icelandic mæla, Faroese mæla, Swedish mäla.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲel/

Verb

mèll

1. (ambitransitive) to talk, speak

   Synonym: (rare) tàll

   1. (intransitive) to speak, make speech
   2. (transitive) to be able to converse in one or more languages

      e mhèli taèr màl

      I speak two languages

   3. (with prepositions)
      1. (transitive) to talk to, speak to [with til (+ genitive)]
      2. (transitive) to talk about (something) [with un (+ accusative)]
      3. (transitive) to talk with, speak to (someone) [with bhidh (+ accusative)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of mèll (weak class 1)

	present	past		future	stative
infinitive	mèll	mèltu		mèlusk	mèltusk
participle	mèlandi	mèlte		mèlansk	mèlsk
finites	present	past		future	stative
1sg.	mèli	mèlti		mèlunk	mèltunk
2/3sg.	mèlir	mèltir		mèlist	mèltist
1pl.	mèluᶰ	mèltuᶰ		mèlinst	mèltinst
2pl.	mèludh	mèltudh		mèlist	mèltist
3pl.	mèlu	mèltu		mèlist	mèltist

Derived terms

• halbhmèll ("to be able to somewhat speak a language")

Mutation

Mutated forms of mèll

radical	voiced	nasal	aspirate
mèll	mèll	mmèll	mhèll

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.