gûle

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuːlə/, /ˈɡulə/

Verb

gûle

1. to cry, to weep
2. to howl

Inflection

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

Related terms

• gûl

Further reading

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