West Frisian

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Etymology

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Origin uncertain. Compare dialectal Dutch guilen (to howl), Middle English goulen (to howl), Old Norse gaula and gola (to howl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːlə/, /ˈɡulə/

Verb

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gûle

  1. to cry, to weep
  2. to howl

Inflection

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Weak class 1
infinitive gûle
3rd singular past gûlde
past participle gûld
infinitive gûle
long infinitive gûlen
gerund gûlen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular gûl gûlde
2nd singular gûlst gûldest
3rd singular gûlt gûlde
plural gûle gûlden
imperative gûl
participles gûlend gûld
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Further reading

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  • gûle”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011