*meltaną

Runic: ᛗᛖᛚᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈmel.tɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to dissolve, to melt

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (‘to beat, crush, grind’). Related to Sanskrit मर्दति (mardati) (mardati, ‘to crush, grind’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	meltō	meltaų	–
2nd singular	miltizi	meltaiz	melt
3rd singular	miltidi	meltai	meltadau
1st dual	meltōz	meltaiw	–
2nd dual	meltadiz	meltaidiz	meltadiz
1st plural	meltamaz	meltaim	–
2nd plural	miltid	meltaid	miltid
3rd plural	meltandi	meltain	meltandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	meltai	–
2nd singular	meltazai	meltaizau
3rd singular	meltadai	meltaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	meltandai	meltaindau
2nd plural	meltandai	meltaindau
3rd plural	meltandai	meltaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	malt	multį̄
2nd singular	malst	multīz
3rd singular	malt	multī
1st dual	multū	multīw
2nd dual	multudiz	multīdiz
1st plural	multum	multīm
2nd plural	multud	multīd
3rd plural	multun	multīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
meltaną	meltandz	multanaz

Descendants

*meltan (Proto-West Germanic)
- meltan (Old English)
  - melten (Middle English)
    - melt (English)
    - melt (Scots)
melta (Old Norse)
- melta (Icelandic)
- melta (Norwegian Nynorsk)
melta (Old Norse)
- moltinn (Old Norse)
  - multen (Swedish)
melta (Old Norse)
- moltinn (Old Norse)
  - molten, molte (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    - multebær (Danish)

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