Contionary:mèl

Scots Norse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲeʎ/

Verb

mèl

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 mèl (weak class 1)

	present	past		future	stative
infinitive	mèlᶫ	mèoltᶫ		mèlust	mèltust
participle	mèlnᶫ	mèltᶫ		mèlnst	mèlst
finites	present	past		future	stative
1sg.	mèlᶫ	mèltᶫ		mèlunk	mèltunk
2/3sg.	mèlirr	mèltirr		mèlist	mèltist
1pl.	mèluᶰ	mèltuᶰ		mèlinst	mèltinst
2pl.	mèlud	mèltud		mèlist	mèltist
3pl.	mèolᶫ	mèoltᶫ		mèlist	mèltist

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of mèl

radical	voiced	nasal	lenition
mèl	bèl	mmèl	mhèl

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