Contionary:tàel

Scots Norse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtol/

Verb

tàel

1. (ambitransitive) to talk, speak

   Synonym: (more common) mèle

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

      e thàli taèr mòl

      I speak two languages

   3. (with prepositions)
      1. (transitive) to talk to, speak to [with til (+ genitive)]
      2. (transitive) to talk about (something) [with un (+ accusative)]
      3. (transitive) to talk with, speak to (someone) [with bhidh (+ accusative)]
2. (transitive) to tell, recount, report
3. (transitive) to record, tell

Conjugation

Conjugation of tàel (weak class 2)

	present	past		future	stative
infinitive	tàelᶫ	tòldhᶫ		tòlust	tòldhust
participle	tàelnᶫ	tàeldhᶫ		tàelnst	tàlst
finites	present	past		future	stative
1sg.	tàelᶫ	tàeldhᶫ		tòlunk	tòldhunk
2/3sg.	tàlirr	tàldhirr		tàlist	tàldhist
1pl.	tòluᶰ	tòldhuᶰ		tàlinst	tàldhinst
2pl.	tòlud	tòldhud		tàlist	tàldhist
3pl.	tòlᶫ	tòldhᶫ		tàlist	tàldhist

Mutation

Mutated forms of tàel

radical	voiced	nasal	lenition
tàel	dàel	nhàel	thàel

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