hurlen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare hurtelen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhurlən/

Verb

hurlen (third-person singular simple present hurleth, present participle hurlende, hurlynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hurled)

  1. To charge or run towards; to come at.
  2. To fall or drop; to hurtle downwards.
  3. To launch or hurl; to vigorously throw.
  4. To strike or pull; to forcibly move.
  5. To attack (physically or emotionally)
  6. (rare) To toss or shake about.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hurlen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) hurlen, hurle
present tense past tense
1st-person singular hurle hurled
2nd-person singular hurlest hurledest
3rd-person singular hurleth hurled
subjunctive singular hurle
imperative singular —
plural1 hurlen, hurle hurleden, hurlede
imperative plural hurleth, hurle —
participles hurlynge, hurlende hurled, yhurled

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

Descendants

  • English: hurl
  • Scots: hurl

References

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