whelen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From whel (“wheel”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
whelen (third-person singular simple present hweleth, present participle hwelende, hwelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hweled)
- (rare) To rotate; move in a circular motion.
- (rare) To stretch or extend in a circular motion.
- (rare) To give or furnish wheels.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of whelen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “whēlen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.