rebellen

See also: Rebellen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

rebellen

1. plural of rebel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rebel, rebell, rebelle, rebellyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French rebeller, in turn borrowed from Latin rebellō. Doublet of revelen (“to revel”); equivalent to rebel +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈbɛlən/, /rɛːˈbɛlən/, /riˈbɛlən/

Verb

rebellen (Late Middle English)

1. To rebel; to start a revolt or uprising against authorities.
2. To disobey rules, regulations, or one's better judgement; to break rules.
3. (rare) To rebel against divine authority.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rebellen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) rebellen, rebelle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	rebelle	rebelled
2nd-person singular	rebellest	rebelledest
3rd-person singular	rebelleth	rebelled
subjunctive singular	rebelle
imperative singular		—
plural1	rebellen, rebelle	rebelleden, rebellede
imperative plural	rebelleth, rebelle	—
participles	rebellynge, rebellende	rebelled, yrebelled

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

Descendants

• English: rebel
• Scots: rebel

References

• “rebellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-15.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rebellen m

1. definite singular of rebell

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rebellen m

1. definite singular of rebell

Swedish

Noun

rebellen

1. definite singular of rebell