mieltan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *maltijan, from Proto-Germanic *maltijaną, causative of *meltaną (whence Old English meltan). Cognate with Icelandic melta (“to digest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi͜yl.tɑn/, [ˈmi͜yɫ.tɑn]

Verb

mieltan (transitive)

  1. (West Saxon) to melt
  2. (West Saxon) to digest
  3. (West Saxon) to consume (destroy completely)
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30‎[1]:
      Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.
      I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mieltan (weak, class 1)
infinitive mieltan mieltenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular mielte mielte
second person singular mieltest, mielst, mieltst mieltest
third person singular mielteþ, mielt mielte
plural mieltaþ mielton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular mielte mielte
plural mielten mielten
imperative
singular mielt
plural mieltaþ
participle present past
mieltende (ġe)mielted

Derived terms

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