howlen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• howlyn, hulen

Etymology

From Old English *hūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuːlən/

Verb

howlen

1. to howl

Conjugation

Conjugation of howlen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) howlen, howle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	howle	howled
2nd-person singular	howlest	howledest
3rd-person singular	howleth	howled
subjunctive singular	howle
imperative singular		—
plural1	howlen, howle	howleden, howlede
imperative plural	howleth, howle	—
participles	howlynge, howlende	howled, yhowled

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

Descendants

• English: howl
• Scots: howl
• Yola: hol

References

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