toilen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Most likely from Anglo-Norman toilier, but possibly from Middle Dutch tuylen. Compare tilyen.
Pronunciation
Verb
toilen
- To fight, war, attack; to participate in a conflict.
- To enter into a legal case; to debate or promote a view.
- To toil, exert oneself; to perform agricultural work.
- To drag, draw; to forcibly move towards oneself.
- (cooking) To combine the components of a meal.
- (rare) To promote anguish or distraughtness; to taunt or bully.
Conjugation
Conjugation of toilen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “toilen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.