merveilen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French merveillier; equivalent to merveile + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
merveilen
- To be astonished or surprised; to witness the unexpected.
- To experience a marvel; to witness awe or wonder.
- To marvel at or to gaze upon wondrously; to view with astonishment.
- To induce, create, or result in astoundedness, awe, or astonishment
- To be confused or wondering; to witness an event that is hard to decipher.
- (rare) To view positively or kindly; to like.
- (rare, Late Middle English) To ponder actions or doings.
- (rare, Late Middle English) To freeze; to make still.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of merveilen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: marvel
References edit
- “merveillen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-17.