melja

Gothic

Romanization

mēlja

1. romanization of 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

melja (singular past indicative maldi, plural past indicative mǫldu, past participle maldr or maliðr)

1. to pound

Conjugation

Conjugation of melja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	melja
present participle	meljandi
past participle	maldr, maliðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	mel	malda		melja	melda
2nd person singular	melr	maldir		melir	meldir
3rd person singular	melr	maldi		meli	meldi
1st person plural	meljum	mǫldum		melim	meldim
2nd person plural	melið	mǫlduð		melið	meldið
3rd person plural	melja	mǫldu		meli	meldi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	mel
1st person plural	meljum
2nd person plural	melið

Conjugation of melja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	meljask
present participle	meljandisk
past participle	malzk, malizk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	meljumk	mǫldumk		meljumk	meldumk
2nd person singular	melsk	maldisk		melisk	meldisk
3rd person singular	melsk	maldisk		melisk	meldisk
1st person plural	meljumsk	mǫldumsk		melimsk	meldimsk
2nd person plural	melizk	mǫlduzk		melizk	meldizk
3rd person plural	meljask	mǫldusk		melisk	meldisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	melsk
1st person plural	meljumsk
2nd person plural	melizk

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “melja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Anagrams

• lemja