spilen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English spilian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspilən/, /ˈspeːlən/

Verb

spilen

  1. (rare) to amuse or entertain oneself; to party

Conjugation

Conjugation of spilen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) spilen, spile
present tense past tense
1st-person singular spile spiled
2nd-person singular spilest spiledest
3rd-person singular spileth spiled
subjunctive singular spile
imperative singular —
plural1 spilen, spile spileden, spilede
imperative plural spileth, spile —
participles spilynge, spilende spiled, yspiled

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

Descendants

  • Early Scots: *spel, *spele (attested in spelare)
    • Scots: speill

References

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