mieltan

Old English

Alternative forms

mæltan — Anglian
miltan, myltan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *maltijan, from Proto-Germanic *maltijaną, causative of *meltaną (whence Old English meltan). Cognate with Icelandic melta (“to digest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmi͜yl.tɑn/, [ˈmi͜yɫ.tɑn]

Verb

mieltan (transitive)

(West Saxon) to melt
(West Saxon) to digest
(West Saxon) to consume (destroy completely)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

formieltan

Related terms

meltan (intransitive)

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