hurtelen

Middle English

Alternative forms

hurcle, hurkle, hurtel, hurtelyn, hurtle, hurtlen

Etymology

From hurten +‎ -elen; compare hurlen. For forms with /k/, compare dialectal modern English turkle (“turtle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhurt(ə)lən/, /ˈhurk(ə)lən/

Verb

hurtelen (third-person singular simple present hurteleth, present participle hurtelende, hurtelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hurteled)

To trip or fall over; to make a misstep.
To smash or fall together; to undergo collision.
To throw or shove; to apply force to:
1. To charge or run towards; to come at.
2. To clash or fight; to enter into combat with.
3. To strike or knock down; to cause to fall.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hurtelen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) hurtelen, hurtle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hurtele	hurteled
2nd-person singular	hurtelest	hurteledest
3rd-person singular	hurteleth	hurteled
subjunctive singular	hurtele	hurteled
imperative singular	hurtele	—

plural¹	hurtelen, hurtele	hurteleden, hurtelede
imperative plural	hurteleth, hurtele	—

participles	hurtelynge, hurtelende	hurteled, yhurteled

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

Descendants

English: hurtle

References

“hurtelen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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