"foulen" meaning in Middle English

See foulen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfuːlən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English fūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *fūlēn; by surface analysis, foul (“foul”) + -en. The "damage" sense may be a semantic loan from Old French fouler. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|to foul}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|fūlian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English fūlian, {{inh+|enm|ang|fūlian}} Inherited from Old English fūlian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fūlēn}} Proto-West Germanic *fūlēn, {{surf|enm|foul|-en|id1=foul|nocap=1|t1=foul}} by surface analysis, foul (“foul”) + -en, {{semantic loan|enm|fro|fouler|nocap=1}} semantic loan from Old French fouler Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} foulen, {{enm-verb|stem=foul}} foulen (third-person singular simple present fouleth, present participle foulende, foulynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fouled) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|foul}} Forms: fouleth [present, singular, third-person], foulende [participle, present], foulynge [participle, present], fouled [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], foulen [infinitive], to foulen [infinitive], foule [infinitive], foule [first-person, present, singular], fouled [first-person, past, singular], foulede [first-person, past, singular], foulest [present, second-person, singular], fouledest [past, second-person, singular], fouleth [present, singular, third-person], fouled [past, singular, third-person], foulede [past, singular, third-person], foule [present, singular, subjunctive], fouled [past, singular, subjunctive], foulede [past, singular, subjunctive], foule [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], foulen [plural, present], foule [plural, present], fouleden [past, plural], fouled [past, plural], foulede [past, plural], fouleth [imperative, plural, present], foule [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], foulynge [participle, present], foulende [participle, present], fouled [participle, past], yfouled [participle, past], foule [alternative], fule [alternative, Early-Middle-English], fowle [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
  1. (ambitransitive) To dirty or foul; to make or become dirty. Tags: ambitransitive Synonyms: defoulen
    Sense id: en-foulen-enm-verb-Ky22mKdl
  2. (ambitransitive) To damage or destroy; to seriously harm:
    To pollute or defile; to make unclean or impure.
    Tags: ambitransitive Synonyms: defoulen, defoulen
    Sense id: en-foulen-enm-verb-w3dH5Rw~
  3. (ambitransitive) To damage or destroy; to seriously harm:
    (rare) To disfigure or mutilate; to damage something's appearance.
    Tags: ambitransitive, rare Synonyms: defoulen, defoulen
    Sense id: en-foulen-enm-verb-6EsB8G~H Categories (other): Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 4 4 88 3 1
  4. (intransitive, rare) To defecate; to deposit feces. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-foulen-enm-verb-Lqd-QJZZ Categories (other): Feces Disambiguation of Feces: 0 0 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈfuːlən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English fuglian, fugelian, from Proto-West Germanic *fuglōn; by surface analysis, foul (“bird”) + -en. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|to fowl}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|fuglian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English fuglian, {{inh+|enm|ang|fuglian}} Inherited from Old English fuglian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fuglōn}} Proto-West Germanic *fuglōn, {{surf|enm|foul|-en|id1=bird|nocap=1|t1=bird}} by surface analysis, foul (“bird”) + -en Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} foulen, {{enm-verb|stem=foul}} foulen (third-person singular simple present fouleth, present participle foulende, foulynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fouled) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|foul|inf2=0}} Forms: fouleth [present, singular, third-person], foulende [participle, present], foulynge [participle, present], fouled [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], foulen [infinitive], to foulen [infinitive], foule [first-person, present, singular], fouled [first-person, past, singular], foulede [first-person, past, singular], foulest [present, second-person, singular], fouledest [past, second-person, singular], fouleth [present, singular, third-person], fouled [past, singular, third-person], foulede [past, singular, third-person], foule [present, singular, subjunctive], fouled [past, singular, subjunctive], foulede [past, singular, subjunctive], foule [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], foulen [plural, present], foule [plural, present], fouleden [past, plural], fouled [past, plural], foulede [past, plural], fouleth [imperative, plural, present], foule [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], foulynge [participle, present], foulende [participle, present], fouled [participle, past], yfouled [participle, past], fowle [alternative, Late-Middle-English], ffewle [alternative], fowlyn [alternative]
  1. (ambitransitive) To fowl; to hunt birds. Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-foulen-enm-verb-ikeGiqX0 Categories (other): Hunting Disambiguation of Hunting: 1 0 1 0 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        "To dirty or foul; to make or become dirty."
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foule",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fouled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foulede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foule",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foulen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foule",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fouleden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fouled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foulede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fouleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foule",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foulynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foulende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fouled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yfouled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fowle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ffewle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fowlyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "foulen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "foul"
      },
      "expansion": "foulen (third-person singular simple present fouleth, present participle foulende, foulynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fouled)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "foul",
        "inf2": "0"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English intransitive verbs",
        "Middle English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fowl; to hunt birds."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fowl",
          "fowl"
        ],
        [
          "hunt",
          "hunt"
        ],
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ambitransitive) To fowl; to hunt birds."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ambitransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfuːlən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foulen"
}

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