parlen

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpar.lən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpaɾ.len]

Verb

parlen

1. third-person plural present indicative of parlar

Galician

Verb

parlen

1. inflection of parlar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• parle

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, parabolāre; compare parable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈparlən/

Verb

parlen

1. (Late Middle English) To talk or discuss.

Conjugation

Conjugation of parlen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) parlen, parle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	parle	parled
2nd-person singular	parlest	parledest
3rd-person singular	parleth	parled
subjunctive singular	parle
imperative singular		—
plural1	parlen, parle	parleden, parlede
imperative plural	parleth, parle	—
participles	parlynge, parlende	parled, yparled

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

Related terms

• parlement
• parlour

Descendants

• English: parle

References

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

Spanish

Verb

parlen

1. inflection of parlar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative