spilen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English spilian, from Proto-Germanic *spilōną. Compare Middle Dutch spelen, Middle High German spielen, and Old Frisian spilia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspiːlən/

Verb

spilen

1. (rare) to amuse or entertain oneself; to party

Conjugation

Conjugation of spilen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) spilen, spile
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	spile	spiled
2nd-person singular	spilest	spiledest
3rd-person singular	spileth	spiled
subjunctive singular	spile
imperative singular		—
plural1	spilen, spile	spileden, spilede
imperative plural	spileth, spile	—
participles	spilynge, spilende	spiled, yspiled

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

Descendants

• English: speel (dialectal)
• Scots: speill

References

• “spilen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-21.