Reconstruction:Old English/hulian

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūlōn, a variant of *hūilōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxuː.li.ɑn/, [ˈhuː.li.ɑn]

Verb

*hūlian

1. to howl

Conjugation

Conjugation of *hūlian (weak class 2)

infinitive	*hūlian	*hūlienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*hūliġe	*hūlode
second person singular	*hūlast	*hūlodest
third person singular	*hūlaþ	*hūlode
plural	*hūliaþ	*hūlodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*hūliġe	*hūlode
plural	*hūliġen	*hūloden
imperative
singular	*hūla
plural	*hūliaþ
participle	present	past
	*hūliende	*(ġe)hūlod

Descendants

• Middle English: hulen, houlen, howlen
  • English: howl
  • Scots: howl