hostelen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hostel

Etymology

From Old French hosteler, osteler; equivalent to hostel +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔsˈtɛːlən/, /ɔsˈtɛlən/, /ˈɔstɛlən/

Verb

hostelen (third-person singular simple present hosteleth, present participle hostelende, hostelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hosteled)

1. (rare) To provide or use accommodation; to lodge.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hostelen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) hostelen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hostele	hosteled
2nd-person singular	hostelest	hosteledest
3rd-person singular	hosteleth	hosteled
subjunctive singular	hostele
imperative singular		—
plural1	hostelen, hostele	hosteleden, hostelede
imperative plural	hosteleth, hostele	—
participles	hostelynge, hostelende	hosteled, yhosteled

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

References

• “hostelen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-07.