"mæle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Danish]

IPA: /ˈmɛːlə/, [ˈmeːlə] Forms: mælet [definite, singular]
Etymology: From Old Norse mæli (“speech”) and mæla (“to speak”), both from mál (“language, speech, matter, affair”). Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|mæli||speech}} Old Norse mæli (“speech”) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|mælet||{{{sg-def-2}}}|not used in plural form|||-||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=n|g2=|head=}} mæle n (singular definite mælet, not used in plural form), {{da-noun|t|-}} mæle n (singular definite mælet, not used in plural form)
  1. speech, voice Tags: neuter, no-plural
    Sense id: en-mæle-da-noun-yMmN~pgm

Verb [Danish]

IPA: /ˈmɛːlə/, [ˈmeːlə] Forms: mæl [imperative], mæler [present], mælte [past], mælede [past], mælet [participle, past], mælt [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Norse mæli (“speech”) and mæla (“to speak”), both from mál (“language, speech, matter, affair”). Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|mæli||speech}} Old Norse mæli (“speech”) Head templates: {{head|da|verb|imperative|mæl|present|mæler|past|mælte|or|mælede|past participle|mælet|or|mælt}} mæle (imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte or mælede, past participle mælet or mælt)
  1. utter (to say)
    Sense id: en-mæle-da-verb-x53xubg1 Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: mælet [definite, singular], mæler [indefinite, plural], mæla [definite, plural], mælene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse mæli (“speech”) and mæla (“for the verb, to speak”), both from mál (“language, speech, matter, affair”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|mæli||speech}} Old Norse mæli (“speech”)
  1. speech, voice Tags: neuter Derived forms: ettermæle
    Sense id: en-mæle-nb-noun-yMmN~pgm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: mæl [imperative], mæler [present], mælte [past], mælt [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Norse mæli (“speech”) and mæla (“for the verb, to speak”), both from mál (“language, speech, matter, affair”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|mæli||speech}} Old Norse mæli (“speech”) Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|mæl|present|mæler|past|mælte|past participle|mælt}} mæle (imperative mæl, present mæler, past mælte, past participle mælt)
  1. to utter (to say)
    Sense id: en-mæle-nb-verb-35KoLEJp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: mæl [imperative], mæler [present], mælte [past], mælt [participle, past]
Etymology: Uncertain. Etymology templates: {{unc|nb}} Uncertain Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|mæl|present|mæler|past|mælte|past participle|mælt}} 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
    Sense id: en-mæle-nb-verb-2VMMhKUM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²meːlə/ Forms: mælet [definite, singular], mæle [indefinite, plural], mæla [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse mæli n (“utterance”). Related to mæle in Etymology 2, deriving ultimately from Proto-Germanic *maþlą. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|mæli||utterance|g=n}} Old Norse mæli n (“utterance”), {{der|nn|gem-pro|*maþlą}} Proto-Germanic *maþlą
  1. voice Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-mæle-nn-noun-xX1-kgGX
  2. ability to speak Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-mæle-nn-noun-CULPQ~gW
  3. (in compounds) speak, words Tags: in-compounds, neuter
    Sense id: en-mæle-nn-noun-2SreuU3S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mæle (english: obsolete capitalization) Derived forms: einmæle, ettermæle, motmæle
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: mælen [definite, singular], mælar [indefinite, plural], mælane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse mælir m (“measure”). Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|mælir||measure|g=m}} Old Norse mælir m (“measure”)
  1. an old unit of measure Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-mæle-nn-noun-FDYxeSvB Disambiguation of Units of measure: 2 16 3 49 1 16 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mæle (english: obsolete capitalization)
Etymology number: 5

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²meːlə/ Forms: mæler [present], mælte [past], mælt [participle, past], mælast [infinitive, passive], mælande [participle, present], mæl [imperative]
Etymology: From Old Norse mæla (“to say, utter”), from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną (“to speak”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|mæla||to say, utter}} Old Norse mæla (“to say, utter”), {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*maþlijaną||to speak}} Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną (“to speak”)
  1. to say, utter
    Sense id: en-mæle-nn-verb-4v~ej4qU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mæla (a-infinitive)
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: mæler [present], mælte [past], mælt [participle, past], mælast [infinitive, passive], mælande [participle, present], mæl [imperative]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|nn}} Unknown
  1. (transitive, colloquial) to kick, throw, or beat (a ball) forcefully and aimlessly Tags: colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-mæle-nn-verb-SMZEZoLH Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 13 3 6 7 3 16 8 6 6 22 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 12 2 5 6 2 14 7 5 5 32 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mæla (a-infinitive)
Etymology number: 3

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: mæler [present], mælte [past], mælt [participle, past], mælast [infinitive, passive], mælande [participle, present], mæl [imperative]
Etymology: From Old Norse mæla (“to measure”), from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną (“to mark, stain, paint”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|mæla||to measure}} Old Norse mæla (“to measure”), {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*mēlijaną||to mark, stain, paint}} Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną (“to mark, stain, paint”)
  1. to measure ((pre-2012) alternative form of måla)
    Sense id: en-mæle-nn-verb-DBW6byZm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mæla (a-infinitive)
Etymology number: 4

Noun [Old English]

Forms: mǣle [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|noun form|head=mǣle}} mǣle
  1. dative singular of mǣl Tags: dative, form-of, singular Form of: mǣl
    Sense id: en-mæle-ang-noun-tlkuJYX8 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "15": "",
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "g2": "",
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          "voice"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɛːlə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmeːlə]"
    }
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  "word": "mæle"
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      "form": "mælte",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "mæla",
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      "form": "mælene",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
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}

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      "tags": [
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}

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