boillen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• boilen, builen, bullyn

Etymology

From Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbui̯lən/

Verb

boillen

1. to boil

Conjugation

Conjugation of boillen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) boillen, boille
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	boille	boilled
2nd-person singular	boillest	boilledest
3rd-person singular	boilleth	boilled
subjunctive singular	boille
imperative singular		—
plural1	boillen, boille	boilleden, boillede
imperative plural	boilleth, boille	—
participles	boillynge, boillende	boilled, yboilled

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

Descendants

• English: boil
• Yola: bile (vulgar)

References

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