See also: hullen, huellen, and Hüllen

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German hüllen, from Old High German hullen, hullan, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈhʏln̩], [ˈhʏlən]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hül‧len

Verb edit

hüllen (weak, third-person singular present hüllt, past tense hüllte, past participle gehüllt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, with in (in/with) + accusative) to wrap, to drape, to cover, to engulf
    Sie hüllt das Baby in eine warme Decke.
    She is wrapping the baby in a warm blanket.
    Hüll dich in Schweigen!
    Remain silent! (Wrap yourself in silence.)
    Die Stadt war in Rauch gehüllt.
    The city was engulfed in smoke.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • hüllen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hüllen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hüllen” in Duden online
  • hüllen” in OpenThesaurus.de