quelen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kwelan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwelan.

Verb

quēlen

to suffer, to be in pain
to hurt, to torture
Synonym: quellen

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: kwelen
→ Middle English: quaylen
- English: quail

Further reading

“quelen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “quelen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology

Inherited from Old English cwelan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwelan, from Proto-Germanic *kwelaną. Doublet of quaylen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛːlən/, /ˈkwæːlən/

Verb

quelen (rare)

To suffer from death.

Conjugation

Conjugation of quelen (strong class 4)

infinitive	(to) quelen, quele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	quele	qual, quel
2nd-person singular	quelest	quele, quale, qual, quel
3rd-person singular	queleth	qual, quel
subjunctive singular	quele	quele¹, quale¹
imperative singular	quele	—

plural²	quelen, quele	quelen, quele, qualen, quale
imperative plural	queleth, quele	—

participles	quelynge, quelende	quolen, quole, yquolen, yquole

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

Descendants

English: (dialectal) queal

References

“quēlen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-14.

Spanish

Verb

quelen

inflection of quelar:
1. third-person plural present subjunctive
2. third-person plural imperative

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