"walen" meaning in Middle English

See walen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwaːlən/
Etymology: From wale (“selection, preference”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|wale|-en|id1=selection|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=selection, preference}} wale (“selection, preference”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} walen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|wal}} Forms: weak [table-tags], walen [infinitive], to walen [infinitive], wale [infinitive], wale [first-person, present, singular], waled [first-person, past, singular], walest [present, second-person, singular], waledest [past, second-person, singular], waleth [present, singular, third-person], waled [past, singular, third-person], wale [present, singular, subjunctive], waled [past, singular, subjunctive], wale [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], walen [plural, present], wale [plural, present], waleden [past, plural], walede [past, plural], waleth [imperative, plural, present], wale [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], walynge [participle, present], walende [participle, present], waled [participle, past], ywaled [participle, past]
  1. to pick, select, decide, or elect
    Sense id: en-walen-enm-verb-h7TbvqWN
  2. (rare) to come across, notice, or find (using one's vision) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-walen-enm-verb-UhGd3J-V Disambiguation of Vision: 6 81 6 7 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: 8 48 27 16 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 10 45 26 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 32 38 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 46 32 19
  3. (rare) to be discovered Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-walen-enm-verb-lBPdlUBA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 32 38 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wale
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈwaːlən/
Etymology: From wale (“wheal, welt”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|wale|-en||id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=wheal, welt}} wale (“wheal, welt”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} walen
  1. To mark with wheals or welts.
    Sense id: en-walen-enm-verb-EHfbVBTp Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 32 38 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) to be discovered"
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        "To mark with wheals or welts."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaːlən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "walen"
}

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