hullen

See also: hüllen and Hüllen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hullen, from Old Dutch *hullen, from Proto-West Germanic *hulljan, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʏlən

Verb

hullen

1. to wrap

Conjugation

Conjugation of hullen (weak)
infinitive	hullen
past singular	hulde
past participle	gehuld
infinitive	hullen
gerund	hullen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hul	hulde
2nd person sing. (jij)	hult, hul2	hulde
2nd person sing. (u)	hult	hulde
2nd person sing. (gij)	hult	hulde
3rd person singular	hult	hulde
plural	hullen	hulden
subjunctive sing.1	hulle	hulde
subjunctive plur.1	hullen	hulden
imperative sing.	hul
imperative plur.1	hult
participles	hullend	gehuld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• omhullen
• onthullen
• verhullen

 

Related terms

• helen (“to fence”)
• huls

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hul

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hullen, from Proto-West Germanic *hulljan.

Verb

hullen

1. to cover, to wrap

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	hullen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	hullen
In genitive	hullens
In dative	hullene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	hulle	—
2nd singular	huls, hulles	—
3rd singular	hult, hullet	—
1st plural	hullen	—
2nd plural	hult, hullet	—
3rd plural	hullen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	hulle	—
2nd singular	huls, hulles	—
3rd singular	hulle	—
1st plural	hullen	—
2nd plural	hult, hullet	—
3rd plural	hullen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	hul, hulle
Plural	hult, hullet
	Present	Past
Participle	hullende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: hullen
• Limburgish: hölle

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hullen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN