parlen
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈpaɾ.lən/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈpar.lən/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpaɾ.len/
Verb
parlen
- third-person plural present indicative form of parlar
Middle English
Alternative forms
- parle
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō, parabolāre; compare parable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈparlən/
Verb
parlen
- (Late Middle English) To talk or discuss.
Conjugation
Conjugation of parlen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) parlen, parle | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | parle | parled | |
2nd-person singular | parlest | parledest | |
3rd-person singular | parleth | parled | |
subjunctive singular | parle | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | parlen, parle | parleden, parlede | |
imperative plural | parleth, parle | — | |
participles | parlynge, parlende | parled, yparled |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
- parlement
- parlour
Descendants
- English: parle
References
- “parlen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Spanish
Verb
parlen
- inflection of parlar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative