mollen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.lə(n)/

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• 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

• moillen, mul, mullyn

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

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

Related terms

• mollifien

Descendants

• English: mull, moil

References

• “mollen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmollen/

Verb

mollen

1. first-person singular past indicative of mollat

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔlːn̩/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlːn̩
• Hyphenation: moll‧en
• Homophone: molden

Noun

mollen m

1. definite singular of moll