"mæle" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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”), {{m|non|mæla||for the verb, to speak}} mæla (“for the verb, to speak”), {{m|non|mál||language, speech, matter, affair}} mál (“language, speech, matter, affair”)
  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

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”), {{m|non|mæla||for the verb, to speak}} mæla (“for the verb, to speak”), {{m|non|mál||language, speech, matter, affair}} mál (“language, speech, matter, affair”) 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

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

Download JSON data for mæle meaning in Norwegian Bokmål (3.3kB)

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