naylen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === naȝȝlenn, nailen, nailin, naylli, naile, naille === Etymology === From Old English næġlian, næġlan; equivalent to nayl +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnæi̯lən/ === Verb === naylen To nail; to drive a nail (almost always into something) To affix something using a nail (usually for attachment) To insert a nail into something to secure it; to rivet or fasten. To halt; to secure or immobilise something. (rare) To attach to a cross with nails. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: nail Scots: nail ==== References ==== “nailen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 August 2018.