mowlen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *muglōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuːlən/, /ˈmɔu̯lən/

Verb

mowlen (third-person singular simple present mowleth, present participle mowlende, mowlynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mowled)

  1. To become moldy; to rot.
  2. (figurative) To become vile or degenerate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mowlen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) mowlen, mowle
present tense past tense
1st-person singular mowle mowled
2nd-person singular mowlest mowledest
3rd-person singular mowleth mowled
subjunctive singular mowle
imperative singular —
plural1 mowlen, mowle mowleden, mowlede
imperative plural mowleth, mowle —
participles mowlynge, mowlende mowled, ymowled

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

Descendants

  • Scots: moul

References

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