ȝellen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• yellen, yelle, ȝelle, ȝeollen, ȝollen

Etymology

From Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną; a cognate of Middle Low German gellen, Middle Dutch gellen, and Middle High German gellen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛlən/, /ˈjɔlən/

Verb

ȝellen

1. To yell or holler; to make a loud cry or pronouncement (also of animals).

   • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Osee 7:14”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

     And thei crieden not to me in her herte, but ȝelliden in her beddis. Thei chewiden code on wheete, and wyn, and thei ȝeden awei fro me.

     And they didn't cry to me from their hearts; instead they whined in their beds. They chewed wheat and wine like cud, then they ran away from me.

2. To make a beastly or animal shriek or cry of alarm.
3. To make a loud noise; to boom, reverbate or crash.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ȝellen (strong class 3/weak)

infinitive	(to) ȝellen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	ȝelle	ȝal, ȝelled
2nd person singular	ȝellest	ȝal, ȝelled, *ȝeldest
3rd person singular	ȝelleþ, ȝelleth	ȝal, ȝelled
plural	ȝellen	ȝolle(n), ȝelde(n)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ȝelle	*ȝolle, ȝelled
plural	ȝellen	ȝolle(n), ȝelde(n)
imperative	present
singular	ȝelle
plural	ȝelleþ, ȝelleth
participle	present	past
	ȝellende, ȝellinge	*(y)goll(en), *(y)ȝelled

Derived terms

• ȝelle
• ȝellynge

Descendants

• English: yell
• Scots: yell

References

• “yellen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.