whelyn

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English hwelian; equivalent to whele (“boil”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhwɛːlən/, /ˈhwæːlən/

Verb

whelyn

1. (medicine, rare) To become pustulous and swollen.
2. (medicine, rare) To become septic and infected.

Conjugation

Conjugation of whelyn (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) whelyn, whele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	whele	wheled
2nd-person singular	whelest	wheledest
3rd-person singular	wheleth	wheled
subjunctive singular	whele
imperative singular		—
plural1	whelen, whele	wheleden, whelede
imperative plural	wheleth, whele	—
participles	whelynge, whelende	wheled, ywheled

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

Descendants

• English: wheal

References

• “whēlen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.