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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *mēlōną</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-01"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_mēlōną</idno>
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        <p>Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.</p>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_melona" type="verb" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēlōną">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>mēlōną</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈmɛː.lɔː.nɑ̃</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛗᛖᛚᛟᚾᚨ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>verb</pos>
            <gram type="class">Weak class 2</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>to stain</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="2">
            <def>to paint</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">Related to *mēlą (‘stain, mark, spot’) + *-ōną.</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #sg">
              <orth>mēlō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #sg">
              <orth>mēlǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p1 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōsi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōs</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mēlō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōsai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōsau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōþi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mēlō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōþai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #du">
              <orth>mēlōs</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #du">
              <orth>mēlōw</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>mēlōþiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>mēlōþiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>mēlōþiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōm</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōnþai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōnþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōþ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōþ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōþ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōnþai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōnþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōnþi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōn</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōnþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōnþai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōnþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōdǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōdēdį̄</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōdēz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōdēdīz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōdē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mēlōdēdī</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #du">
              <orth>mēlōdēdū</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #du">
              <orth>mēlōdēdīw</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #du">
              <orth>mēlōdēdudiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #du">
              <orth>mēlōdēdīdiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōdēdum</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōdēdīm</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōdēdud</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōdēdīd</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōdēdun</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mēlōdēdīn</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="participle" subtype="present">
              <orth>mēlōndz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="participle" subtype="past">
              <orth>mēlōdaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="infinitive">
              <orth>mēlōną</orth>
            </form>
          </re>
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              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mālōn</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*mālon</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>mâlen</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Limburgish</lang>
                        <orth>male</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mālōn</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*mālon</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>mâlen</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>malen</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Afrikaans</lang>
                          <orth>maal</orth>
                        </form>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Berbice Creole Dutch</lang>
                          <orth>mali</orth>
                        </form>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Negerhollands</lang>
                          <orth>maal</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mālōn</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>mēlia</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>moalje</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>mielje</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mālōn</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>mālōn, mālēn</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>mālen</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German</lang>
                        <orth>malen</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Polish</lang>
                        <orth>malować</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Yiddish</lang>
                        <orth>מאָלן (moln)</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mālōn</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>mālōn</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>mālen</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Danish</lang>
                        <orth>male</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German Low German</lang>
                        <orth>malen</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mālōn</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>mālōn</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>mālen</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                        <orth>māla</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Swedish</lang>
                          <orth>måla</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mála</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Danish</lang>
                    <orth>male</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Faroese</lang>
                    <orth>mála</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>mála</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                    <orth>male</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian Nynorsk</lang>
                    <orth>måla, måle</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Swedish</lang>
                    <orth>måla</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
            </list>
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