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

Mutation

Mutated forms of tàel

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tàel	thàel	dtàel

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