mantellen
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably a Middle English formation from mantel + -en (infinitival suffix); compare Old French manteler.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]mantellen (third-person singular simple present mantelleth, present participle mantellende, mantellynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mantelled) (rare)
- To cover with a mantle
- (figurative) To conceal or hide (damning truths).
- (figurative) To fortify oneself.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of mantellen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]- English: mantle
References
[edit]- “mantelen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.