hurlen

Middle English

Alternative forms

horlen, hurl, hurle, hurlyn

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare hurtelen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhurlən/

Verb

hurlen (third-person singular simple present hurleth, present participle hurlende, hurlynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hurled)

To charge or run towards; to come at.
To fall or drop; to hurtle downwards.
To launch or hurl; to vigorously throw.
To strike or pull; to forcibly move.
To attack (physically or emotionally)
(rare) To toss or shake about.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hurlen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) hurlen, hurle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hurle	hurled
2nd-person singular	hurlest	hurledest
3rd-person singular	hurleth	hurled
subjunctive singular	hurle	hurled
imperative singular	hurle	—

plural¹	hurlen, hurle	hurleden, hurlede
imperative plural	hurleth, hurle	—

participles	hurlynge, hurlende	hurled, yhurled

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

Descendants

English: hurl
Scots: hurl

References

“hurlen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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