fithelen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fithele (“viol”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfið(ə)lən/, /ˈfid(ə)lən/

Verb

fithelen (third-person singular simple present fitheleth, present participle fithelende, fithelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fitheled)

  1. To play a string instrument.
  2. (by extension) To narrate or entertain.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fithelen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) fithelen
present tense past tense
1st-person singular fithele fitheled
2nd-person singular fithelest fitheledest
3rd-person singular fitheleth fitheled
subjunctive singular fithele
imperative singular —
plural1 fithelen, fithele fitheleden, fithelede
imperative plural fitheleth, fithele —
participles fithelynge, fithelende fitheled, yfitheled

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

Descendants

  • English: fiddle

References

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