fithelen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From fithele (“viol”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fithelen (third-person singular simple present fitheleth, present participle fithelende, fithelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fitheled)
- To play a string instrument.
- (by extension) To narrate or entertain.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fithelen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: fiddle
References edit
- “fithelen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.