yellen
See also: Yellen
Dutch
Pronunciation
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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 | 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. | ||||
Synonyms
Middle English
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)
- 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.
- To shriek or cry (of or as an animal).
- 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.
References
- “yellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.
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