hurlen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• horlen, hurl, hurle, hurlyn

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare hurtelen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhurlən/

Verb

hurlen (third-person singular simple present hurleth, present participle hurlende, hurlynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hurled)

1. To charge or run towards; to come at.
2. To fall or drop; to hurtle downwards.
3. To launch or hurl; to vigorously throw.
4. To strike or pull; to forcibly move.
5. To attack (physically or emotionally)
6. (rare) To toss or shake about.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hurlen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) hurlen, hurle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hurle	hurled
2nd-person singular	hurlest	hurledest
3rd-person singular	hurleth	hurled
subjunctive singular	hurle
imperative singular		—
plural1	hurlen, hurle	hurleden, hurlede
imperative plural	hurleth, hurle	—
participles	hurlynge, hurlende	hurled, yhurled

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

Descendants

• English: hurl
• Scots: hurl

References

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