boillen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbui̯lən/

Verb

boillen

  1. to boil

Conjugation

Conjugation of boillen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) boillen, boille
present tense past tense
1st-person singular boille boilled
2nd-person singular boillest boilledest
3rd-person singular boilleth boilled
subjunctive singular boille
imperative singular —
plural1 boillen, boille boilleden, boillede
imperative plural boilleth, boille —
participles boillynge, boillende boilled, yboilled

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: boil
  • Yola: bile (vulgar)

References

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