souplen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === souple sople, supplen, supplyn (Late Middle English); supplon, supplun (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === From souple (“supple”) +‎ -en (infinitive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsuːplən/, /ˈsuplən/ === Verb === souplen (third-person singular simple present soupleth, present participle souplende, souplynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle soupled) To soften; to make soft or tender. To make pliable or flexible. To emotionally soften or weaken. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: supple ==== References ==== “sǒuplen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.