haylen

haylen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• heylen, haile, hayl, hayle, hauli, haylyn

Etymology

From Old English hagolian, from Proto-Germanic *haglōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛi̯lən/, /ˈhau̯lən/

Verb

haylen

1. (impersonal) To hail; to fall (of hail}
2. (rare) To make hail or effect its falling.
3. (rare) To throw stones at (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of haylen (weak)

infinitive	(to) haylen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	hayle	haylede
2nd person singular	haylest	hayledest
3rd person singular	hayleþ, hayleth	haylede
plural	haylen	hayleden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	hayle	haylede
plural	haylen	hayleden
imperative	present
singular	hayle
plural	hayleþ, hayleth
participle	present	past
	haylende, haylinge	hayled, yhayled

Descendants

• English: hail
• Scots: hail

References

• “hailen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-02.