naylen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English næġlian, næġlan; equivalent to nayl + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
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
Conjugation of naylen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “nailen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-16.