maþelian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maþlōną. Cognate with Old Frisian -melia, Old Saxon mahlon and mahlian, Old Dutch malthon, Old High German mahalon (“accuse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.θe.li.ɑn/, [ˈmɑ.ðe.li.ɑn]

Verb

maþelian

1. (poetic) to speak, declare, speak out, declaim

   Wulfgar maðelode to his winedrihtne. ― Wulfgar spoke to his lord. (Beowulf, l. 360)

Conjugation

Conjugation of maþelian (weak class 2)

infinitive	maþelian	maþelienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	maþeliġe	maþelode
second person singular	maþelast	maþelodest
third person singular	maþelaþ	maþelode
plural	maþeliaþ	maþelodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	maþeliġe	maþelode
plural	maþeliġen	maþeloden
imperative
singular	maþela
plural	maþeliaþ
participle	present	past
	maþeliende	(ġe)maþelod

See also

• mælan

Descendants

• Middle English: mathel