haylen

See also: Haylen

Middle English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæi̯lən/, /ˈhau̯lən/

Etymology 1

From Old English hagolian, from Proto-Germanic *haglōną, equivalent to hayle +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Verb

haylen

1. (impersonal) to hail (of hail, to fall from the sky)

Conjugation

Conjugation of haylen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) haylen, hayle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hayle	hayled
2nd-person singular	haylest	hayledest
3rd-person singular	hayleth	hayled
subjunctive singular	hayle
imperative singular		—
plural1	haylen, hayle	hayleden, haylede
imperative plural	hayleth, hayle	—
participles	haylynge, haylende	hayled, yhayled

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

Alternative forms

• hailen, heylen, hale, hauli, haweli

Descendants

• English: hail
• Scots: hail

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

haylen

1. Alternative form of heilen (“to greet with "hail!"”)

Etymology 3

Verb

haylen

1. Alternative form of halen (“to drag, pull”)