symulen

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French simuler, from Latin simulō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈmiu̯lən/, /ˈsimiu̯lən/, /-ilən/

Verb

symulen (third-person singular simple present symuleth, present participle symulende, symulynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle symuled)

1. (rare) To dissemble or deceive.

Conjugation

Conjugation of symulen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) symulen, symule
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	symule	symuled
2nd-person singular	symulest	symuledest
3rd-person singular	symuleth	symuled
subjunctive singular	symule
imperative singular		—
plural1	symulen, symule	symuleden, symulede
imperative plural	symuleth, symule	—
participles	symulynge, symulende	symuled, ysymuled

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

Related terms

• dissimulen
• symulacioun
• symulacre
• symulat

References

• “simū̆len, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.