syflen

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French sifler.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /siflən/

Verb[edit]

syflen

(Late Middle English) to blow gently, whistle

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of syflen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) syflen, syfle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	syfle	syfled
2nd-person singular	syflest	syfledest
3rd-person singular	syfleth	syfled
subjunctive singular	syfle	syfled
imperative singular	syfle	—

plural¹	syflen, syfle	syfleden, syflede
imperative plural	syfleth, syfle	—

participles	syflynge, syflende	syfled, ysyfled

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

Descendants[edit]

Yola: thif

References[edit]

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

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