folen

See also: fölen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From fole (“foal”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• foolen, fole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːlən/

Verb

folen

1. To foal; to give birth or reproduce.

Conjugation

Conjugation of folen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) folen, fole
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fole	foled
2nd-person singular	folest	foledest
3rd-person singular	foleth	foled
subjunctive singular	fole
imperative singular		—
plural1	folen, fole	foleden, folede
imperative plural	foleth, fole	—
participles	folynge, folende	foled, yfoled

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

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 (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• folyne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːlən/

Verb

folen

1. (rare) To be foolish; to be stupid.

Conjugation

Conjugation of folen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) folen, fole
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fole	foled
2nd-person singular	folest	foledest
3rd-person singular	foleth	foled
subjunctive singular	fole
imperative singular		—
plural1	folen, fole	foleden, folede
imperative plural	foleth, fole	—
participles	folynge, folende	foled, yfoled

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

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

1. definite singular of fole

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

folen m

1. definite singular of fole