mantellen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === mantelle === Etymology === Probably a Middle English formation from mantel +‎ -en (infinitival suffix); compare Old French manteler. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmant(ə)lən/ === Verb === 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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: mantle ==== References ==== “mantelen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.