howlen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *hūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːlən/

Verb

howlen

  1. to howl

Conjugation

Conjugation of howlen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) howlen, howle
present tense past tense
1st-person singular howle howled
2nd-person singular howlest howledest
3rd-person singular howleth howled
subjunctive singular howle
imperative singular —
plural1 howlen, howle howleden, howlede
imperative plural howleth, howle —
participles howlynge, howlende howled, yhowled

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

Descendants

  • English: howl
  • Scots: howl
  • Yola: hol

References

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