callen

See also: Callen

Catalan

Verb

callen

1. third-person plural present indicative of callar

Galician

Verb

callen

1. inflection of callar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kallon, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.

Verb

callen

1. to talk about, to tell
2. to talk rubbish

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	callen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	callen
In genitive	callens
In dative	callene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	calle	—
2nd singular	cals, calles	—
3rd singular	calt, callet	—
1st plural	callen	—
2nd plural	calt, callet	—
3rd plural	callen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	calle	—
2nd singular	cals, calles	—
3rd singular	calle	—
1st plural	callen	—
2nd plural	calt, callet	—
3rd plural	callen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	cal, calle
Plural	calt, callet
	Present	Past
Participle	callende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: kallen
• Limburgish: kalle

Further reading

• “callen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “callen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• kallen

Etymology

From Old English ceallian and Old Norse kalla, both from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.

Verb

callen

1. to call

Conjugation

Conjugation of callen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) callen, calle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	calle	called
2nd-person singular	callest	calledest
3rd-person singular	calleth	called
subjunctive singular	calle
imperative singular		—
plural1	callen, calle	calleden, callede
imperative plural	calleth, calle	—
participles	callynge, callende	called, ycalled

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

Derived terms

• callynge

Descendants

• English: call
• Yola: caulthe (preterite)

References

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

Spanish

Verb

callen

1. inflection of callar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative