Contionary:màl

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmol/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɫ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *maþlą

Noun

màl m (triggers lenition, plural màlarr)

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 (triggers lenition, plural màlarr)

1. measurement, size
2. season; a quarter of a year
   • (Can we date this quote?), Rímbegla:

     vèrarr tfèrr màlarr at misar, o thrìrr mànadharr at màel

     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

   arr ètann u màel ― 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 (triggers lenition, plural màlarr)

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.