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mæle

See also: Maele

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mæli (“speech”) and mæla (“to speak”), both from mál (“language, speech, matter, affair”).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːlə/, [ˈmeːlə]

Noun

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mæle n (singular definite mælet, not used in plural form)

  1. speech, voice

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mæle (imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte or mælede, past participle mælet or mælt)

  1. utter (to say)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse mæli (“speech”) and mæla (“for the verb, to speak”), both from mál (“language, speech, matter, affair”).

Noun

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mæle n (definite singular mælet, indefinite plural mæler, definite plural mæla or mælene)

  1. speech, voice
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Verb

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mæle (imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte, past participle mælt)

  1. to utter (to say)

Etymology 2

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Uncertain.

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mæle (imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte, past participle mælt)

  1. to punch, throw or kick something or someone hard and without purpose or aim

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse mæli n (“utterance”).[1] Related to mæle in Etymology 2, deriving ultimately from Proto-Germanic *maþlą.

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Noun

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mæle n (definite singular mælet, indefinite plural mæle, definite plural mæla)

  1. voice
  2. ability to speak
  3. (in compounds) speak, words
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse mæla (“to say, utter”),[1] from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną (“to speak”).

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Verb

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mæle (present tense mæler, past tense mælte, past participle mælt, passive infinitive mælast, present participle mælande, imperative mæl)

  1. to say, utter

Etymology 3

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Unknown.[1][3]

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mæle (present tense mæler, past tense mælte, past participle mælt, passive infinitive mælast, present participle mælande, imperative mæl)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to kick, throw, or beat (a ball) forcefully and aimlessly

Etymology 4

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From Old Norse mæla (“to measure”),[4] from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną (“to mark, stain, paint”).

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mæle (present tense mæler, past tense mælte, past participle mælt, passive infinitive mælast, present participle mælande, imperative mæl)

  1. to measure ((pre-2012) alternative form of måla[5])

Etymology 5

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From Old Norse mælir m (“measure”).[1]

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Noun

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mæle m (definite singular mælen, indefinite plural mælar, definite plural mælane)

  1. an old unit of measure

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “mæle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ivar Aasen (1850) “Mæle”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
  3. ^ “mæle_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  4. ^ “måle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  5. ^ "Innstilling til ny rettskriving for det nynorske skriftmålet" (in Norwegian) p. 55

Old English

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Noun

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mǣle

  1. dative singular of mǣl
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