sotilen
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French sotiliier, from Late Latin subtīliō; equivalent to sotil + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔˈtilən/, /ˈsɔtilən/, /ˈsutilən/
Verb
sotilen
- To think about the effects of an event.
- To increase in mental accuity.
- To scheme or connive.
- To create or design; to come up with an idea.
- (rare) To become airy or refined.
- (rare) To make fluidic or airy; to reduce something's density.
- (medicine) To lessen someone's food intake.
Conjugation
Conjugation of sotilen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) sotilen, sotile | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | sotile | sotiled | |
| 2nd-person singular | sotilest | sotiledest | |
| 3rd-person singular | sotileth | sotiled | |
| subjunctive singular | sotile | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | sotilen, sotile | sotileden, sotilede | |
| imperative plural | sotileth, sotile | — | |
| participles | sotilynge, sotilende | sotiled, ysotiled | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “sotilen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-15.
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