mowlen

Middle English

Alternative forms

moule, moulen, mowle, mowlyn
(early ME) muwlen, muhelin

Etymology

From Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic *muglōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmuːlən/, /ˈmɔu̯lən/

Verb

mowlen (third-person singular simple present mowleth, present participle mowlende, mowlynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mowled)

To become moldy; to rot.
(figurative) To become vile or degenerate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mowlen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mowlen, mowle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mowle	mowled
2nd-person singular	mowlest	mowledest
3rd-person singular	mowleth	mowled
subjunctive singular	mowle	mowled
imperative singular	mowle	—

plural¹	mowlen, mowle	mowleden, mowlede
imperative plural	mowleth, mowle	—

participles	mowlynge, mowlende	mowled, ymowled

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

Descendants

Scots: moul

References

“mǒulen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.