mæle

I. (et) speech, voice;

[få sit mæle igen] recover one's voice, find one's tongue;

[han er grov i mælet] his voice is gruff;

[tabe (el. miste) mælet] lose one's tongue, be struck dumb;

[have tabt mælet] be tongue-tied.

II. vb speak,

F utter ( fx he did not speak (, utter) a word).