manglen

Danish

Alternative forms

• mangelen

Noun

manglen c

1. definite singular of mangel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mangelen

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman mangler, mahangler, frequentative of either Old French mangonner (“to cut to pieces”) or mahaigner (“to mutilate”), of Germanic origin, for which see mayhem.

Verb

manglen

1. to mangle

Conjugation

Conjugation of manglen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) manglen, mangle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mangle	mangled
2nd-person singular	manglest	mangledest
3rd-person singular	mangleth	mangled
subjunctive singular	mangle
imperative singular		—
plural1	manglen, mangle	mangleden, manglede
imperative plural	mangleth, mangle	—
participles	manglynge, manglende	mangled, ymangled

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

Descendants

• English: mangle

References

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