"mantellen" meaning in Middle English

See mantellen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmant(ə)lən/
Etymology: Probably a Middle English formation from mantel + -en (infinitival suffix); compare Old French manteler. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|mantel|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} mantel + -en (infinitival suffix), {{noncog|fro|manteler}} Old French manteler Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} mantellen, {{enm-verb|stem=mantell}} mantellen (third-person singular simple present mantelleth, present participle mantellende, mantellynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mantelled) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|mantell|y=0}} Forms: mantelleth [present, singular, third-person], mantellende [participle, present], mantellynge [participle, present], mantelled [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], mantellen [infinitive], to mantellen [infinitive], mantelle [infinitive], mantelle [first-person, present, singular], mantelled [first-person, past, singular], mantellest [present, second-person, singular], mantelledest [past, second-person, singular], mantelleth [present, singular, third-person], mantelled [past, singular, third-person], mantelle [present, singular, subjunctive], mantelled [past, singular, subjunctive], mantelle [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], mantellen [plural, present], mantelle [plural, present], mantelleden [past, plural], mantellede [past, plural], mantelleth [imperative, plural, present], mantelle [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], mantellynge [participle, present], mantellende [participle, present], mantelled [participle, past], mantelle [alternative]
  1. To cover with a mantle Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mantellen-enm-verb-Vms7we~K Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 28 28 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 36 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 34
  2. (figurative) To conceal or hide (damning truths). Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-mantellen-enm-verb-ON6JY7nx Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 36 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 34
  3. (figurative) To fortify oneself. Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-mantellen-enm-verb-H-wdeitC Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 36 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 34

Alternative forms

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      "form": "mantellen",
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      "form": "mantelleden",
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      "form": "mantellede",
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    },
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        "To fortify oneself."
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        "(figurative) To fortify oneself."
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      "ipa": "/ˈmant(ə)lən/"
    }
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    {
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "mantelleth",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "mantelleden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantellede",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "To cover with a mantle"
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        "(figurative) To fortify oneself."
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