mollen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.lə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mol‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɔlən

Etymology 1

From a Bargoens word derived from Romani mulo (dead).

Verb

mollen

  1. (transitive, informal) to wreck, to destroy
    • 2015, “Links Rechts”, performed by Snollebollekes:
      Allemaal van links naar rechts / De tent die wordt gemold!
      Everyone [move] from left to right / The place is getting wrecked!
Conjugation
Conjugation of mollen (weak)
infinitive mollen
past singular molde
past participle gemold
infinitive mollen
gerund mollen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular mol molde
2nd person sing. (jij) molt, mol2 molde
2nd person sing. (u) molt molde
2nd person sing. (gij) molt molde
3rd person singular molt molde
plural mollen molden
subjunctive sing.1 molle molde
subjunctive plur.1 mollen molden
imperative sing. mol
imperative plur.1 molt
participles mollend gemold
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mollen

  1. plural of mol

Galician

Verb

mollen

  1. inflection of mollar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French moillier, from Latin *molliāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔlən/, /ˈmulən/, /ˈmui̯lən/

Verb

mollen (third-person singular simple present molleth, present participle mollende, mollynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle molled)

  1. To soften; to dissolve or liquefy.
  2. (rare) To emit liquid.
  3. (rare) To stroke; to caress.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mollen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) mollen, molle
present tense past tense
1st-person singular molle molled
2nd-person singular mollest molledest
3rd-person singular molleth molled
subjunctive singular molle
imperative singular
plural1 mollen, molle molleden, mollede
imperative plural molleth, molle
participles mollynge, mollende molled, ymolled

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

Descendants

  • English: mull, moil
  • Yola: moile

References

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmollen/

Verb

mollen

  1. first-person singular past indicative of mollat

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔlːn̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlːn̩
  • Hyphenation: moll‧en
  • Homophone: molden

Noun

mollen m

  1. definite singular of moll