naylen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English næġlian, næġlan; equivalent to nayl + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
naylen
- To nail; to drive a nail (almost always into something)
- To affix something using a nail (usually for attachment)
- To insert a nail into something to secure it; to rivet or fasten.
- To halt; to secure or immobilise something.
- (rare) To attach to a cross with nails.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of naylen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “nailen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-16.