hullen

See also: hüllen and Hüllen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hullen, from Old Dutch *hullen, from Proto-West Germanic *hulljan, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʏlən

Verb

hullen

1. (transitive) to wrap, shroud

Conjugation

Conjugation of hullen (weak)
infinitive	hullen
past singular	hulde
past participle	gehuld
infinitive	hullen
gerund	hullen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hul	hulde
2nd person sing. (jij)	hult, hul2	hulde
2nd person sing. (u)	hult	hulde
2nd person sing. (gij)	hult	hulde
3rd person singular	hult	hulde
plural	hullen	hulden
subjunctive sing.1	hulle	hulde
subjunctive plur.1	hullen	hulden
imperative sing.	hul
imperative plur.1	hult
participles	hullend	gehuld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• hulsel
• in nevelen gehuld
• omhullen
• onthullen
• verhullen

Related terms

• helen (“to fence”)
• huls

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hul

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hullen, from Proto-West Germanic *hulljan.

Verb

hullen

1. to cover, to wrap

Inflection

Conjugation of hullen (weak)

infinitive	base form	hullen
	genitive	hullens
	dative	hullene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		hulle	—		hulle	—
2nd person singular		huls, hulles	—		huls, hulles	—
3rd person singular		hult, hullet	—		hulle	—
1st person plural		hullen	—		hullen	—
2nd person plural		hult, hullet	—		hult, hullet	—
3rd person plural		hullen	—		hullen	—
		imperative
singular		hul, hulle
plural		hult, hullet
		present	past
participle		hullende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: hullen
• Limburgish: hölle

Further reading

• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hullen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN