haylen

See also: Haylen

Middle English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæi̯lən/, /ˈhau̯lən/

Etymology 1

From Old English hagolian, from Proto-Germanic *haglōną, equivalent to hayle +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Verb

haylen

  1. (impersonal) to hail (of hail, to fall from the sky)
Conjugation
Conjugation of haylen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) haylen, hayle
present tense past tense
1st-person singular hayle hayled
2nd-person singular haylest hayledest
3rd-person singular hayleth hayled
subjunctive singular hayle
imperative singular
plural1 haylen, hayle hayleden, haylede
imperative plural hayleth, hayle
participles haylynge, haylende hayled, yhayled

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

Alternative forms
Descendants
  • English: hail
  • Scots: hail

References

Etymology 2

Verb

haylen

  1. alternative form of heilen (to greet with "hail!")

Etymology 3

Verb

haylen

  1. alternative form of halen (to drag, pull)