vulen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fūlen, from Proto-West Germanic *fūlijan.

Verb

vulen

1. to make/become foul, stinking, rotten
2. to become worthless

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: vuilen
• Limburgish: voele

Further reading

• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vulen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vurdhin, past participle of varda (“become”).

Adjective

vulen (not comparable)

1. (archaic) of certain qualities

   Synonym: beskaffad

Declension

Inflection of vulen

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	vulen	—	—
neuter singular	vulet	—	—
plural	vulna	—	—
masculine plural2	vulne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	vulne	—	—
all	vulna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• storvulen
• det är illa vulet

References

• vulen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vulen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)