Contionary:màl

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɫ/
• (Northwestern) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑw/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /mʲæʎ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *maþlą.

Noun

màl m or f (radical, plural màlar)

1. language
2. speech
3. matter, affair
4. (poetry) syntactic unit, sentence
5. (law) cause

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą.

Noun

màl m or f (radical, plural màlar)

1. measurement, size
2. season; a quarter of a year
   • c. 1180, Rímbegla:

     er tfèr màlar at mishir, 's trì mànhudhar at màl

     in a half-year there are two seasons, in a season there are three months

     (literally, “there are two seasons a half-year, and three months a season”)

3. time

   er màl u èthann ― it is time to eat (literally, “it is eating's time”)

4.  meal, mealtime

Etymology 3

From Middle Irish mál^{(form unsure)}.

Noun

màl m (radical, plural màlar)

1. (poetic, rare) prince, nobleman, chief

Mutation

Mutated forms of màl

radical	lenition	eclipsis
màl	mhàl	not applicable

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