vitailen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

vitaile, vitaille, fetayle, vetaille, vetelen

Etymology

From Old French vitaillier; equivalent to vitaile +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /viˈtɛi̯lən/, /ˈvitələn/

Verb

vitailen (Late Middle English)

To feed or nourish; to provision nourishment.
To supply with food or equipment.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vitailen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) vitailen, vitaile
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	vitaile	vitailed
2nd-person singular	vitailest	vitailedest
3rd-person singular	vitaileth	vitailed
subjunctive singular	vitaile	vitailed
imperative singular	vitaile	—

plural¹	vitailen, vitaile	vitaileden, vitailede
imperative plural	vitaileth, vitaile	—

participles	vitailynge, vitailende	vitailed, yvitailed

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

Descendants

English: victual
Scots: victual (obsolete)

References

“vitailen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-12.

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