folen

See also: fölen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From fole (“foal”) +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

foolen, fole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːlən/

Verb

folen

To foal; to give birth or reproduce.

Conjugation

Conjugation of folen (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) folen
1st person singular	fole	folede
2nd person singular	folest	foledest
3rd person singular	foleth, foleþ	folede
plural	folen	foleden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	fole	folede
plural	folen	foleden
imperative	present
singular	fole
plural	foleth, foleþ
participle	present	past
participle	folende, folinge	foled, yfoled

Descendants

English: foal
Scots: foal

References

“fōlen (v.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman foler; equivalent to fole (“fool”) +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

folyne

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfoːlən/

Verb

folen

(rare) To be foolish; to be stupid.

Conjugation

Conjugation of folen (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) folen
1st person singular	fole	folede
2nd person singular	folest	foledest
3rd person singular	foleth, foleþ	folede
plural	folen	foleden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	fole	folede
plural	folen	foleden
imperative	present
singular	fole
plural	foleth, foleþ
participle	present	past
participle	folende, folinge	foled, yfoled

Descendants

English: fool
Scots: fule, fuil

References

“fōlen (v.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

folen m

definite singular of fole

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

folen m

definite singular of fole

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