mæþlan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną, compare maþelian. Elder form of mǣlan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmæθ.lɑn/, [ˈmæð.lɑn]
Verb
mæþlan
- (poetic) to speak
Conjugation
Conjugation of mæþlan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | mæþlan | mæþlenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | mæþle | mæþlde, mæþlede |
| second person singular | mæþlest | mæþldest, mæþledest |
| third person singular | mæþleþ | mæþlde, mæþlede |
| plural | mæþlaþ | mæþldon, mæþledon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | mæþle | mæþlde, mæþlede |
| plural | mæþlen | mæþlden, mæþleden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | mæþle | |
| plural | mæþlaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| mæþlende | (ġe)mæþled | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “MÆÐLAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.