spilen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English spilian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspilən/, /ˈspeːlən/

Verb

spilen

1. (rare) to amuse or entertain oneself; to party

Conjugation

Conjugation of spilen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) spilen, spile
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	spile	spiled
2nd-person singular	spilest	spiledest
3rd-person singular	spileth	spiled
subjunctive singular	spile
imperative singular		—
plural1	spilen, spile	spileden, spilede
imperative plural	spileth, spile	—
participles	spilynge, spilende	spiled, yspiled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• Early Scots: *spel, *spele (attested in spelare)
  • Scots: speill
    • → English: speel

References

• “spilen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-21.