Contionary:tàll

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Scots Norse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

tàll

  1. to talk, speak
  2. to speak, make speech
  3. to record, tell
  4. (with prepositions)
    1. to talk to, speak to [with til (+ genitive)]
    2. to talk about (something) [with un (+ accusative)]
    3. to talk with, speak to (someone) [with bhidh (+ accusative)]
Conjugation
Conjugation of tàl{{{fc}}} (weak class 2)
present past future
infinitive tàl{{{fc}}} tòludhu
participle tàlandi tàladhe
active passive active passive active passive
1sg. tàli tòlunc tàladhi tòludhunc tàl{{{fc}}} tàlunc
2/3sg. tàlir tàlisc tàladhir tàladhisc tàlar tàlasc
1pl. tàliᶰ tàlinsc tàladhiᶰ tàladhinsc tàlaᶰ tàlansc
2pl. tàlidh tàlisc tàladhidh tàladhisc tàladh tàlasc
3pl. tàli tàlisc tàladhi tàladhisc tàla tàlasc

Mutation

Mutated forms of tàll
radical voiced nasal aspirate
tàll dàll nhàll thàll

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