"souplen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsuːplən/, /ˈsuplən/
Etymology: From souple (“supple”) + -en (infinitive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|souple|-en|id2=infinitival|nocap=1|pos2=infinitive suffix|t1=supple}} souple (“supple”) + -en (infinitive suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} souplen, {{enm-verb|stem=soupl}} souplen (third-person singular simple present soupleth, present participle souplende, souplynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle soupled) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|soupl|y=0}} Forms: soupleth [present, singular, third-person], souplende [participle, present], souplynge [participle, present], soupled [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], souplen [infinitive], to souplen [infinitive], souple [infinitive], souple [first-person, present, singular], soupled [first-person, past, singular], souplede [first-person, past, singular], souplest [present, second-person, singular], soupledest [past, second-person, singular], soupleth [present, singular, third-person], soupled [past, singular, third-person], souplede [past, singular, third-person], souple [present, singular, subjunctive], soupled [past, singular, subjunctive], souplede [past, singular, subjunctive], souple [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], souplen [plural, present], souple [plural, present], soupleden [past, plural], soupled [past, plural], souplede [past, plural], soupleth [imperative, plural, present], souple [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], souplynge [participle, present], souplende [participle, present], soupled [participle, past], souple [alternative], sople [alternative, Late-Middle-English], supplen [alternative, Late-Middle-English], supplyn [alternative, Late-Middle-English], supplon [alternative], supplun [alternative]
  1. To soften; to make soft or tender.
    Sense id: en-souplen-enm-verb-TO9Kw0fs 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: 34 32 33 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 33 33
  2. To make pliable or flexible.
    Sense id: en-souplen-enm-verb-GmqZbKpl 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: 34 32 33 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 33 33
  3. To emotionally soften or weaken.
    Sense id: en-souplen-enm-verb-ke2S55cu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 34 32 33 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 33 33 Disambiguation of Emotions: 29 27 44

Alternative forms

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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "supple"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "souple",
        "3": "-en",
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        "nocap": "1",
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        "t1": "supple"
      },
      "expansion": "souple (“supple”) + -en (infinitive suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From souple (“supple”) + -en (infinitive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "soupleth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to souplen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupledest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupleden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sople",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "supplen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "supplyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "supplon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "supplun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "souplen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "soupl"
      },
      "expansion": "souplen (third-person singular simple present soupleth, present participle souplende, souplynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle soupled)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "soupl",
        "y": "0"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 32 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 35 33",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
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        "To soften; to make soft or tender."
      ],
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        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ],
        [
          "tender",
          "tender"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "34 32 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 35 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make pliable or flexible."
      ],
      "id": "en-souplen-enm-verb-GmqZbKpl",
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "pliable",
          "pliable"
        ],
        [
          "flexible",
          "flexible"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 32 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 35 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 27 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Emotions",
          "orig": "enm:Emotions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To emotionally soften or weaken."
      ],
      "id": "en-souplen-enm-verb-ke2S55cu",
      "links": [
        [
          "emotionally",
          "emotionally"
        ],
        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
        ],
        [
          "weaken",
          "weaken"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuːplən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuplən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "souplen"
}
{
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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Emotions"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "supple"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "t1": "supple"
      },
      "expansion": "souple (“supple”) + -en (infinitive suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From souple (“supple”) + -en (infinitive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "soupleth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to souplen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupledest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupleden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souplende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soupled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "souple",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sople",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "supplen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "supplyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "supplon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "supplun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "souplen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "soupl"
      },
      "expansion": "souplen (third-person singular simple present soupleth, present participle souplende, souplynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle soupled)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "soupl",
        "y": "0"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To soften; to make soft or tender."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ],
        [
          "tender",
          "tender"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To make pliable or flexible."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "pliable",
          "pliable"
        ],
        [
          "flexible",
          "flexible"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To emotionally soften or weaken."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "emotionally",
          "emotionally"
        ],
        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
        ],
        [
          "weaken",
          "weaken"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuːplən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuplən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "souplen"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.