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From {{der|snon|non|mál|p=i}}, from {{der|snon|gem-pro|*maþlą|p=i}}
From {{der|snon|non|mál|p=i}}, from {{der|snon|gem-pro|*maþlą|p=i}}
====Noun====
====Noun====
{{head|snon|noun|g=m|genitive|màl|plural|mòl}}
{{head|snon|noun|g=m}}
#language
#language
#speech
#speech
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#{{lb|snon|legal}} cause
#{{lb|snon|legal}} cause
=====Declension=====
=====Declension=====
{{snon-decl-m-a|màl|mòl|1e=màel|1l=mhàl|2l=mhòl|1el=mhàel}}
{{snon-decl-m-a|màl|màel|1l=mhàl|2l=mhàel}}


===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
From {{der|snon|non|mál|p=i}}, from {{der|snon|gem-pro|*mēlą|p=i}}
From {{der|snon|non|mál|p=i}}, from {{der|snon|gem-pro|*mēlą|p=i}}
====Noun====
====Noun====
{{head|snon|noun|g=m|genitive|màl|plural|mòl}}
{{head|snon|noun|g=m}}
#measurement, size
#measurement, size
#season; a quarter of a year
#season; a quarter of a year
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# meal, mealtime
# meal, mealtime
=====Declension=====
=====Declension=====
{{snon-decl-m-a|màl|mòl|1e=màel|1l=mhàl|2l=mhòl|1el=mhàel}}
{{snon-decl-m-a|màl|màel|1l=mhàl|2l=mhàel}}


===Etymology 3===
===Etymology 3===
From {{der|snon|mga|mál|p=b}}<sup>''(form unsure)''</sup>.
From {{der|snon|mga|mál|p=b}}<sup>''(form unsure)''</sup>.
====Noun====
====Noun====
{{head|snon|noun|g=m|genitive|màl|plural|màlar}}
{{head|snon|noun|g=m}}
#{{lb|snon|poetic|rare}} prince, nobleman, chief
#{{lb|snon|poetic|rare}} prince, nobleman, chief
=====Declension=====
=====Declension=====
{{snon-decl-m-a|màl|mòl|1e=màel|1l=mhàl|2l=mhòl|1el=mhàel}}
{{snon-decl-m-a|màl|màel|1l=mhàl|2l=mhàel}}


===Mutation===
===Mutation===
{{snon-mut}}
{{snon-mut}}

Latest revision as of 03:20, 22 April 2026

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *maþlą

Noun

màel m

  1. language
  2. speech
  3. matter, affair
  4. (poetry) syntactic unit, sentence
  5. (law) cause
Declension
Inflection of màel (a-stem)
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nom/acc màelᶫ màlarr hi màelᶫ hìnarr màlarr
dative màelᶫ màluᶰ hìnu màelᶫ hìnu màluᶰ
genitive màelᶫ màelᶫ hin mhàelᶫ hinn mhàelᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą

Noun

màel m

  1. measurement, size
  2. season; a quarter of a year
    • Rímbegla: (Scots Norse translation)
      ì misseri èru màl taò, ì màli èru mànudhe thrìr
      in a half-year there are two seasons, in a season there are three months
  3. time
    er màl ètt
    it is time to eat
  4.  meal, mealtime
Declension
Inflection of màel (a-stem)
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nom/acc màelᶫ màlarr hi màelᶫ hìnarr màlarr
dative màelᶫ màluᶰ hìnu màelᶫ hìnu màluᶰ
genitive màelᶫ màelᶫ hin mhàelᶫ hinn mhàelᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Etymology 3

From Middle Irish mál(form unsure).

Noun

màel m

  1. (poetic, rare) prince, nobleman, chief
Declension
Inflection of màel (a-stem)
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nom/acc màelᶫ màlarr hi màelᶫ hìnarr màlarr
dative màelᶫ màluᶰ hìnu màelᶫ hìnu màluᶰ
genitive màelᶫ màelᶫ hin mhàelᶫ hinn mhàelᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of màel
radical voiced nasal aspirate
màel bàel màel mhàel

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.