merveilen

Middle English

Alternative forms

mervaile, merveylen, merveyle, mervell

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French merveillier; equivalent to merveile +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛrˈvæi̯lən/, /ˈmɛrvɛlən/

Verb

merveilen

To be astonished or surprised; to witness the unexpected.
To experience a marvel; to witness awe or wonder.
To marvel at or to gaze upon wondrously; to view with astonishment.
To induce, create, or result in astoundedness, awe, or astonishment
To be confused or wondering; to witness an event that is hard to decipher.
(rare) To view positively or kindly; to like.
(rare, Late Middle English) To ponder actions or doings.
(rare, Late Middle English) To freeze; to make still.

Conjugation

Conjugation of merveilen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) merveilen, merveile
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	merveile	merveiled
2nd-person singular	merveilest	merveiledest
3rd-person singular	merveileth	merveiled
subjunctive singular	merveile	merveiled
imperative singular	merveile	—

plural¹	merveilen, merveile	merveileden, merveilede
imperative plural	merveileth, merveile	—

participles	merveilynge, merveilende	merveiled, ymerveiled

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

Descendants

English: marvel

References

“merveillen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-17.

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