walen
Middle English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From wale (“selection, preference”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Verb edit
walen
- to pick, select, decide, or elect
- (rare) to come across, notice, or find (using one's vision)
- (rare) to be discovered
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of walen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From wale (“wheal, welt”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Verb edit
walen
Descendants edit
- English: wale
References edit
- “wālen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-10.