Contionary:mèl

Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse mæla, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną. Cognate to Icelandic mæla, Faroese mæla, Swedish mäla.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲeʎ/

Verb

mèl

1. (ambitransitive) to talk, speak

   Synonym: (rare) tàel

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

      mèl h-e thèrr màlarr

      I speak two languages

   3. (with prepositions)
      1. (transitive) to talk to, speak to [with til (+ genitive)]
      2. (transitive) to talk about (something) [with u (+ accusative)]
      3. (transitive) to talk with, speak to (someone) [with vid (+ accusative)]

Derived terms

• halvmèl ("to be able to somewhat speak a language")

Mutation

Mutated forms of mèl

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mèl	mhèl	not applicable

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