# melden
## Danish
### Verb

melden
* gerund of melde

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch melden, from Old Dutch *meldon (attested in maltho (“I declare”)), from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛldə(n)/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: mel‧den
* Rhymes: -ɛldən

### Verb

melden
* (transitive) to report, to communicate; let know
    De medewerker meldde de fraude anoniem bij de politie.The employee reported the embezzlement anonymously to the police.
* (transitive, Suriname, informal) to inform, to let know, to give an update
    Meld me als je wilt gaan.Please let me know whether you want to go.

#### Synonyms

* meedelen

#### Derived terms

* melding
* aanmelden
* afmelden
* vermelden

#### Descendants

* → Papiamentu: mèldu

## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German melden, from Old High German meldōn, meldēn, from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛldən/, [ˈmɛl.dn̩]
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: mel‧den
* Rhymes: -ɛldən

### Verb

melden (weak, third-person singular present meldet, past tense meldete, past participle gemeldet, auxiliary haben)
* (transitive) to report, to inform about (something)
    Synonyms: anzeigen, mitteilen
    Der Direktor meldete den Unfall.The principal reported the accident.
    Örtlich wird Eisglätte gemeldet.Icy conditions are being reported from some locations.
* (transitive) to tell on (someone)
    Synonyms: anzeigen, denunzieren, verpfeifen, verpetzen
* (transitive, card games) to announce (some situation or predicted result)
    Synonym: ansagen
    Ich hatte Kontra gemeldet.I had doubled.
* (reflexive) to come forward, to volunteer, to enlist [with zu (+ dative) ‘for something, e.g. an examn’]
* (reflexive) to put one's hand up (e.g. in school)
    Synonym: aufzeigen
* (reflexive) to answer, to respond to [with auf (+ accusative) ‘an advertisement, etc.’]
* (reflexive) to report (to announce oneself) [with bei (+ dative) ‘to someone, especially a superior’]
    Herr Leutnant, Sie sollen sich beim Kommandeur melden.Lieutenant, sir, you've been asked to report to the commander.
* (reflexive) to get or stay in touch, touch base, to make contact [with bei (+ dative) ‘with someone’]
    Synonyms: von sich hören lassen, sich rühren
    Der Vorschlag hört sich gut an... ich melde mich bei dir!Your proposal sounds good... I'm getting in touch with you!
    Meldet euch, wenn ihr da seid!Give us a call when you have arrived!

#### Conjugation

$^1$Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

#### Derived terms

* abmelden
* anmelden
* einmelden
* gesundmelden
* krankmelden
* Melden
* Meldung
* nachmelden
* rückmelden
* ummelden
* vermelden
* vormelden
* weitermelden
* wiedermelden
* zurückmelden
* zwischenmelden

### Further reading

* “melden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “melden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “melden” in Duden online
* “melden” in OpenThesaurus.de
* Friedrich Kluge (1883) “melden”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

From Old Dutch *meldon, from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn.

### Verb

melden
* to betray, to rat on, to report
* to announce, to make known
* to note, to notify

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Descendants

* Dutch: melden
* Limburgish: mèlje

### Further reading

* “melden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “melden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

melden m
* definite singular of meld