Contionary:màel

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *maþlą

Noun

màel m (genitive màl, plural mòl)

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

Declension

Inflection of màel (a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nom/acc	màelᶫ	màlarr		hi màelᶫ	hìnarr màlarr
dative	màelᶫ	mòluᶰ		hìnu màelᶫ	hìnu mòluᶰ
genitive	màelᶫ	màelᶫ		hin mhàelᶫ	hinn mhàelᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą

Noun

màel m (genitive màl, plural mòl)

1. measurement, size
2. season; a quarter of a year
   • Rímbegla: (Scots Norse translation)
     ì misseri èru màl taò, ì màli èru mànudhe thrìr

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

3. time

   er màl ètt

   it is time to eat

4.  meal, mealtime

Declension

Inflection of màel (a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nom/acc	màelᶫ	màlarr		hi màelᶫ	hìnarr màlarr
dative	màelᶫ	mòluᶰ		hìnu màelᶫ	hìnu mòluᶰ
genitive	màelᶫ	màelᶫ		hin mhàelᶫ	hinn mhàelᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Etymology 3

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

Noun

màel m (genitive màl, plural màlar)

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

Declension

Inflection of màel (a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nom/acc	màelᶫ	màlarr		hi màelᶫ	hìnarr màlarr
dative	màelᶫ	mòluᶰ		hìnu màelᶫ	hìnu mòluᶰ
genitive	màelᶫ	màelᶫ		hin mhàelᶫ	hinn mhàelᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of màel

radical	voiced	nasal	aspirate
màel	bàel	màel	mhàel

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