bataylen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French bataillier; equivalent to batayle + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
bataylen
- To battle; to enter into combat; especially for some greater purpose.
- To array oneself for battle.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bataylen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: battle
References
- “bataillen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-02.