"mæle" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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

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

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

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

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

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "einmæle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ettermæle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "motmæle"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæle",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæla",
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        "definite",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/²meːlə/"
    }
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    }
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}

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      ]
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    {
      "form": "mælast",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælande",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæl",
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      ]
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "verb",
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  "lang_code": "nn",
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          "_dis": "3 13 3 6 7 3 16 8 6 6 22 7",
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          "beat"
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      ],
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      "form": "mælande",
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    },
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        "definite",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nn",
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    }
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      "word": "Mæle"
    }
  ],
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}

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}

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    {
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      ],
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        "to kick, throw, or beat (a ball) forcefully and aimlessly"
      ],
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        [
          "throw",
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      ],
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      ],
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  ],
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    }
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}

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse mæla (“to measure”), from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną (“to mark, stain, paint”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mæler",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælt",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælast",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælande",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mæl",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk pre-2012 forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to measure ((pre-2012) alternative form of måla)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "measure",
          "measure"
        ],
        [
          "måla",
          "måla#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "a-infinitive",
      "word": "mæla"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mæle"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nn:Units of measure"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 5,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "mælir",
        "4": "",
        "5": "measure",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse mælir m (“measure”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse mælir m (“measure”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mælen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mælane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an old unit of measure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unit of measure",
          "unit of measure"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "obsolete capitalization",
      "word": "Mæle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mæle"
}

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