Contionary:màel

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmol/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɫ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *maþlą

Noun

màel m

1. language
2. speech
3. matter, affair
4. (poetry) syntactic unit, sentence
5. (law) cause

Declension

Declension of màel (masculine)

	singular	plural
indefinite	màelᶫ	màlarr
definite	hin mhàelᶫ	hin mhàlarr

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą

Noun

màel m

1. measurement, size
2. season; a quarter of a year
   • Rímbegla: (Scots Norse translation)
     
     èor h-ì mhisar tfèrr màlarr, èor h-ì mhàel trìrr mànadharr

     in a half-year there are two seasons, in a season there are three months

3. time

   arr hin mhàel ètt

   it is time to eat

4.  meal, mealtime

Declension

Declension of màel (masculine)

	singular	plural
indefinite	màelᶫ	màlarr
definite	hin mhàelᶫ	hin mhàlarr

Etymology 3

From Middle Irish mál^{(form unsure)}.

Noun

màel m

1. (poetic, rare) prince, nobleman, chief

Declension

Declension of màel (masculine)

	singular	plural
indefinite	màelᶫ	màlarr
definite	hin mhàelᶫ	hin mhàlarr

Mutation

Mutated forms of màel

radical	lenition	eclipsis
màel	mhàel	not applicable

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