Contionary:smelten

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk smelten, from Old Skundavisk smeltan, from Halmisk ᛊᛗᛖᛚᛏᚨᚾ (smeltan), from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /smɛɫtɘn/

Verb

smelten (class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present smiltet, past tense smalt, past participle gesmolten, past subjunctive smælte, auxiliary haven)

  1. (intransitive) to melt
    Ijs smiltet als the heetgrid rist.
    Ice melts when the temperature rises.
  2. (transitive) to melt
    Kant thou bidde some buter smelten ?
    Can you melt some butter please ?

Inflection

infinitive smelten
present participle smeltend
past participle gesmolten
auxiliary haven
indicative subjunctive
present ik smelte wi smelten ik smelte wi smelten
thou smiltest ji smeltet thou smiltest ji smeltet
hi, si, hit smiltet si, Si smelten hi, si, hit smelte si, Si smelten
preterit ik smalt wi smalten ik smælte wi smælten
thou smaltest ji smaltet thou smæltest ji smæltet
hi, si, hit smalt si, Si smalten hi, si, hit smælte si, Si smælten
imperative smelt smeltet (ji)

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