meltan

See also: méltán

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *meltan, from Proto-Germanic *meltaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to beat, crush, grind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmel.tɑn/, [ˈmeɫ.tɑn]

Verb

meltan (intransitive)

  1. to melt
  2. to digest
  3. to be consumed (destroyed completely)

Conjugation

Conjugation of meltan (strong, class III)
infinitive meltan meltenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular melte mealt
second person singular milst, miltst multe
third person singular milt mealt
plural meltaþ multon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular melte multe
plural melten multen
imperative
singular melt
plural meltaþ
participle present past
meltende (ġe)molten

Derived terms

Descendants

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