vulen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fūlen, from Proto-West Germanic *fūlijan.

Verb

vulen

1. to make/become foul, stinking, rotten
2. to become worthless

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: vuilen
• Limburgish: voele

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vulen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vurdhin, past participle of varda (“become”).

Adjective

vulen (not comparable)

1. (archaic) of certain qualities

   Synonym: beskaffad

Declension

Inflection of vulen
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	vulen	—	—
Neuter singular	vulet	—	—
Plural	vulna	—	—
Masculine plural3	vulne	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	vulne	—	—
All	vulna	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• storvulen
• det är illa vulet

References

• vulen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vulen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)