Contionary:tàel

Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talōną. Cognate to Icelandic tala, Faroese tala, Swedish tala, Danish tale.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtol/

Verb

tàel

1. (ambitransitive) to talk, speak

   Synonym: (more common) mèle

   1. (intransitive) to speak, make speech
   2. (transitive) to be able to converse in one or more languages

      e thàli taèr mòl

      I speak two languages

   3. (with prepositions)
      1. (transitive) to talk to, speak to [with til (+ genitive)]
      2. (transitive) to talk about (something) [with un (+ accusative)]
      3. (transitive) to talk with, speak to (someone) [with bhidh (+ accusative)]
2. (transitive) to tell, recount, report
3. (transitive) to record, tell

Conjugation

Conjugation of tàel (weak class 2)

	present	past		future	stative
infinitive	tàlᶫ	tòlᶫ		tàlust	tòlust
participle	tàlnᶫ	tòlᶫ		tàlnst	tàlst
finites	present	past		future	stative
1sg.	tàlᶫ	tòlᶫ		tàlunk	tòlunk
2/3sg.	tàlirr	tòlirr		tàlist	tòlist
1pl.	tàluᶰ	tòluᶰ		tàlinst	tòlinst
2pl.	tàlud	tòlud		tàlist	tòlist
3pl.	tàlᶫ	tòlᶫ		tàlist	tòlist

Mutation

Mutated forms of tàel

radical	voiced	nasal	lenition
tàel	dàel	nhàel	thàel

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