mäle

See also: Appendix:Variations of "male"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mæle, from Old Norse mæli, from Old Norse mál. Cognate of Danish mæle, Norwegian mæle, Icelandic mæli.

Noun

mäle n

  1. (archaic) speech, manner of speaking

Usage notes

Only used in lexicalized expressions and as part of compounds.

Declension

Declension of mäle
nominative genitive
singular indefinite mäle mäles
definite mälet mälets
plural indefinite mälen mälens
definite mälena mälenas

Derived terms

References

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