Mietiskell
Mietiskell is the stem used in the Finnish verb mietiskellä, which means to ponder, to reflect, or to deliberate. It is not a standalone dictionary entry in standard Finnish; rather, mietiskell- is the base to which normal verb endings are attached to form different tenses and persons. The infinitive and citation form of the verb is mietiskellä.
In use, mietiskellä denotes extended or thoughtful contemplation rather than quick consideration. It often carries a
Usage notes and nuances: mietiskellä tends to imply a deliberate, sometimes introspective process, and it can
See also: mietiskely (pondering, contemplation); pohtia (to consider, to deliberate); pohdiskella (to reflect, to ruminate).