comelen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Northern French *comler (Central Old French combler), from Latin cumulō (“to amass”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkum(ə)lən/, /ˈkumblən/

Verb

comelen (third-person singular simple present comeleth, present participle comelende, comelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle comeled) (rare)

  1. To benumb; to make numb.
  2. (figurative) To oppress; to deprive.

Usage notes

  • This verb is usually found in the past participle.

Conjugation

Conjugation of comelen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) comelen, comele
present tense past tense
1st-person singular comele comeled
2nd-person singular comelest comeledest
3rd-person singular comeleth comeled
subjunctive singular comele
imperative singular —
plural1 comelen, comele comeleden, comelede
imperative plural comeleth, comele —
participles comelynge, comelende comeled, ycomeled

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

Descendants

  • ⇒ English: cumbled (dialectal)
  • ⇒ Yola: kimmelt

References

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