naylen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

naȝȝlenn, nailen, nailin, naylli, naile, naille

Etymology

From Old English næġlian, næġlan; equivalent to nayl +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnæi̯lən/

Verb

naylen

To nail; to drive a nail (almost always into something)
To affix something using a nail (usually for attachment)
To insert a nail into something to secure it; to rivet or fasten.
To halt; to secure or immobilise something.
(rare) To attach to a cross with nails.

Conjugation

Conjugation of naylen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) naylen, nayle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	nayle	nayled
2nd-person singular	naylest	nayledest
3rd-person singular	nayleth	nayled
subjunctive singular	nayle	nayled
imperative singular	nayle	—

plural¹	naylen, nayle	nayleden, naylede
imperative plural	nayleth, nayle	—

participles	naylynge, naylende	nayled, ynayled

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

Descendants

English: nail
Scots: nail

References

“nailen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-16.

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