yellen

See also: Yellen

Dutch

Etymology

From English yell.

Pronunciation

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Verb

yellen

1. To cry (e.g. a motto)

Inflection

Conjugation of yellen (weak)
infinitive	yellen
past singular	yelde
past participle	geyeld
infinitive	yellen
gerund	yellen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	yel	yelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	yelt, yel2	yelde
2nd person sing. (u)	yelt	yelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	yelt	yelde
3rd person singular	yelt	yelde
plural	yellen	yelden
subjunctive sing.1	yelle	yelde
subjunctive plur.1	yellen	yelden
imperative sing.	yel
imperative plur.1	yelt
participles	yellend	geyeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• roepen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ȝelle, ȝellen, ȝeollen, ȝollen, yel, yelle, yhelle, yolle, yollen

Etymology

From Old English ġiellan, from Proto-West Germanic *gellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną; a cognate of Middle Low German gellen, Middle Dutch gellen, and Middle High German gellen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛlən/, /ˈjɔlən/

Verb

yellen (third-person singular simple present yelleth, present participle yellende, yellynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle yelled)

1. To yell or holler; to make a loud cry (also of animals).
   • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Osee 7:14”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

     And thei crieden not to me in her herte, but ȝelliden in her beddis. Thei chewiden code on wheete, and wyn, and thei ȝeden awei fro me.

     And they didn't cry to me from their hearts; instead they whined in their beds. They chewed wheat and wine like cud, then they ran away from me.

2. To shriek or cry (of or as an animal).
3. To make a loud noise; to boom, reverbate or crash.

Conjugation

Conjugation of yellen (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) yellen, yelle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	yelle	yal, yelled
2nd-person singular	yellest	yolle, yal, yelledest
3rd-person singular	yelleth	yal, yelled
subjunctive singular	yelle	yolle1, yelled1
imperative singular		—
plural2	yellen, yelle	yollen, yolle, yelleden, yellede
imperative plural	yelleth, yelle	—
participles	yellynge, yellende	yollen, yolle, yelled

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• yel
• yellynge

Descendants

• English: yell
• Scots: yell

References

• “yellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.