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-mælum
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Old English
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *-mālum. Identical to the dative/instrumental plural of ang mǣl time, occasion.
Pronunciation
mǣlum
Suffix
-mǣlum
forms adverbs denoting a fixed amount of something at a time
ang bitmǣlum bit by bit
ang dropmǣlum drop by drop
ang flocmǣlum in flocks, in droves
ang ġēarmǣlum year by year
ang hēapmǣlum in groups
ang limmǣlum limb from limb
ang stæpmǣlum step by step
ang styċċemǣlum piece by piece
ang þūsendmǣlum by the thousands
Descendants
enm -mele
en -meal