hulen

See also: Hulen

Danish

Noun

hulen c

  1. definite singular of hule

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *huwilon, *hūlon, from or related to Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ and ultimately imitative.

Verb

hulen

  1. to cry, to weep
  2. to howl, to screech, to whine (of animals)

Inflection

Conjugation of hulen (weak)
infinitive base form hulen
genitive hulens
dative hulene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hule hule
2nd person singular huuls, hules huuls, hules
3rd person singular huult, hulet hule
1st person plural hulen hulen
2nd person plural huult, hulet huult, hulet
3rd person plural hulen hulen
imperative
singular huul, hule
plural huult, hulet
present past
participle hulende

Alternative forms

  • huylen

Descendants

  • Dutch: huilen
    • Afrikaans: huil
    • Negerhollands: hyelen, hyel
  • Limburgish: hule

Further reading

  • hulen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hulen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

hulen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of hule