fithelen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fethelen, fithel, fiþele, fiþelen, fiþelyn, fydelin, fythelen, fythelyn, vydele === Etymology === From fithele (“viol”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfið(ə)lən/, /ˈfid(ə)lən/ === Verb === fithelen (third-person singular simple present fitheleth, present participle fithelende, fithelynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fitheled) To play a string instrument. (by extension) To narrate or entertain. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: fiddle ==== References ==== “fithelen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.