saillen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French asaillir.

Verb

saillen

1. Alternative form of assailen

Etymology 2

From Old French saillir, salir, from Latin saliō.

Alternative forms

• salyyn, sailly, saille, saylen, sayle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛi̯lən/

Verb

saillen

1. To dance; to jump around; to do gymnastics.

Conjugation

Conjugation of saillen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) saillen, saille
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	saille	sailled
2nd-person singular	saillest	sailledest
3rd-person singular	sailleth	sailled
subjunctive singular	saille
imperative singular		—
plural1	saillen, saille	sailleden, saillede
imperative plural	sailleth, saille	—
participles	saillynge, saillende	sailled, ysailled

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

References

• “sailen (v.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-21.