quelen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kwelan, from Proto-Germanic *kwelaną.

Verb

quēlen

1. to suffer, to be in pain
2. to hurt, to torture

   Synonym: quellen

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: kwelen
• → Middle English: quaylen
  • English: quail

Further reading

• “quelen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “quelen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English cwelan, from Proto-Germanic *kwelaną. Doublet of quaylen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛːlən/

Verb

quelen (rare)

1. To suffer from death.

Conjugation

Conjugation of quelen (strong class 4)

infinitive	(to) quelen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	quele	*qual(e), *quol(e)
2nd person singular	quelest	*quele, qual(est), *quol(est)
3rd person singular	queleþ, queleth	*qual(e), *quol(e)
plural	quelen, queleth	quele(n), *quole(n)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	quele	quele
plural	quelen	*qual(e), *quol(e)
imperative	present
singular	quele
plural	queleþ, queleth
participle	present	past
	quelende, quelinge	*(y)quole(n)

Descendants

• English: queal (dialectal)

References

• “quēlen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-14.

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Spanish

Verb

quelen

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of quelar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of quelar.
3. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of quelar.