"whelen" meaning in Middle English

See whelen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈhweːlən/
Etymology: From whel (“wheel”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|whel|-en|id1=wheel|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=wheel}} whel (“wheel”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} whelen, {{enm-verb|stem=hwel}} whelen (third-person singular simple present hweleth, present participle hwelende, hwelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hweled) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|whel}} Forms: hweleth [present, singular, third-person], hwelende [participle, present], hwelynge [participle, present], hweled [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], whelen [infinitive], to whelen [infinitive], whele [infinitive], whele [first-person, present, singular], wheled [first-person, past, singular], whelest [present, second-person, singular], wheledest [past, second-person, singular], wheleth [present, singular, third-person], wheled [past, singular, third-person], whele [present, singular, subjunctive], wheled [past, singular, subjunctive], whele [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], whelen [plural, present], whele [plural, present], wheleden [past, plural], whelede [past, plural], wheleth [imperative, plural, present], whele [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], whelynge [participle, present], whelende [participle, present], wheled [participle, past], ywheled [participle, past]
  1. (rare) To rotate; move in a circular motion. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-whelen-enm-verb-OMWEf0gv 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: 35 41 24 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 29 35
  2. (rare) To stretch or extend in a circular motion. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-whelen-enm-verb-Xff9ZzlK 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: 35 41 24 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 29 35
  3. (rare) To give or furnish wheels. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-whelen-enm-verb-arqclOqS 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: 35 41 24 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 29 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whele, whielen, whilen, quhelen

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From whel (“wheel”) + -en (infinitival suffix).",
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      "form": "hweleth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "hwelende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwelynge",
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        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "hweled",
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        "indicative",
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        "past",
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        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "whelen",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "to whelen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "whele",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "wheled",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whelest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wheledest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wheleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "wheled",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "whele",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "wheled",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "whele",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whelen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wheleden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whelede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wheleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "whele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "whelynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "whelende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wheled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywheled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "whel"
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "35 41 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "To rotate; move in a circular motion."
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        "(rare) To rotate; move in a circular motion."
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          "_dis": "35 41 24",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 29 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stretch or extend in a circular motion."
      ],
      "id": "en-whelen-enm-verb-Xff9ZzlK",
      "links": [
        [
          "stretch",
          "stretch"
        ],
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To stretch or extend in a circular motion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 41 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "37 37 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
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          "_dis": "33 35 33",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 29 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give or furnish wheels."
      ],
      "id": "en-whelen-enm-verb-arqclOqS",
      "links": [
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ],
        [
          "furnish",
          "furnish"
        ],
        [
          "wheels",
          "wheels"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To give or furnish wheels."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhweːlən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "whele"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "whielen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "whilen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "quhelen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whelen"
}
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    "Middle English verbs",
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    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_text": "From whel (“wheel”) + -en (infinitival suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hweleth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwelende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwelynge",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweled",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whelen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to whelen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wheled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whelest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wheleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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      "form": "wheled",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whelen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whele",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wheleden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whelede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wheleth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whele",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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        "plural"
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      "form": "whelynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "whelende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wheled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywheled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rotate; move in a circular motion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rotate",
          "rotate"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To rotate; move in a circular motion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stretch or extend in a circular motion."
      ],
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        [
          "stretch",
          "stretch"
        ],
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To stretch or extend in a circular motion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give or furnish wheels."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ],
        [
          "furnish",
          "furnish"
        ],
        [
          "wheels",
          "wheels"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To give or furnish wheels."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhweːlən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "whele"
    },
    {
      "word": "whielen"
    },
    {
      "word": "whilen"
    },
    {
      "word": "quhelen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whelen"
}

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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 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). 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.