meltan

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See also: méltán

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *meltan, from Proto-Germanic *meltaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to beat, crush, grind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmel.tɑn/, [ˈmeɫ.tɑn]

Verb

meltan (intransitive)

to melt
to digest
to be consumed (destroyed completely)

Conjugation

Conjugation of meltan (strong class 3)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	meltan	meltenne
first person singular	melte	mealt
second person singular	milst, miltst	multe
third person singular	milt	mealt
plural	meltaþ	multon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	melte	multe
plural	melten	multen
imperative
singular	melt
plural	meltaþ
participle	present	past
	meltende	(ġe)molten

Derived terms

Related terms

mealt

Descendants

Middle English: melten, malte, melt, melte, meltyn, mealten, melltenn (Early Middle English)
- English: melt
- Scots: melt
- Yola: multh
⇒ Old English: ġemolten, molten
- Middle English: molten, multen
  - English: molten
  - Scots: mouten

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