*mēlōną

Runic: ᛗᛖᛚᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈmɛː.lɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

  1. to stain
  2. to paint

Etymology

Related to *mēlą (‘stain, mark, spot’) + *-ōną.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularmēlōmēlǭ–
2nd singularmēlōsimēlōsmēlō
3rd singularmēlōþimēlōmēlōþau
1st dualmēlōsmēlōw–
2nd dualmēlōþizmēlōþizmēlōþiz
1st pluralmēlōmazmēlōm–
2nd pluralmēlōþmēlōþmēlōþ
3rd pluralmēlōnþimēlōnmēlōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularmēlōi–
2nd singularmēlōsaimēlōsau
3rd singularmēlōþaimēlōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralmēlōnþaimēlōnþau
2nd pluralmēlōnþaimēlōnþau
3rd pluralmēlōnþaimēlōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularmēlōdǭmēlōdēdį̄
2nd singularmēlōdēzmēlōdēdīz
3rd singularmēlōdēmēlōdēdī
1st dualmēlōdēdūmēlōdēdīw
2nd dualmēlōdēdudizmēlōdēdīdiz
1st pluralmēlōdēdummēlōdēdīm
2nd pluralmēlōdēdudmēlōdēdīd
3rd pluralmēlōdēdunmēlōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
mēlōną mēlōndz mēlōdaz

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Descendants

  • *mālōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *mālon (Old Dutch)
      • mâlen (Middle Dutch)
        • male (Limburgish)
  • *mālōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *mālon (Old Dutch)
      • mâlen (Middle Dutch)
        • malen (Dutch)
          • maal (Afrikaans)
          • mali (Berbice Creole Dutch)
          • maal (Negerhollands)
  • *mālōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • mēlia (Old Frisian)
      • moalje (Saterland Frisian)
      • mielje (West Frisian)
  • *mālōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • mālōn, mālēn (Old High German)
      • mālen (Middle High German)
        • malen (German)
        • malować (Polish)
        • מאָלן (moln) (Yiddish)
  • *mālōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • mālōn (Old Saxon)
      • mālen (Middle Low German)
        • male (Danish)
        • malen (German Low German)
  • *mālōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • mālōn (Old Saxon)
      • mālen (Middle Low German)
        • māla (Old Swedish)
          • måla (Swedish)
  • mála (Old Norse)
    • male (Danish)
    • mála (Faroese)
    • mála (Icelandic)
    • male (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • måla, måle (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • måla (Swedish)

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