troublen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === trouble, trowble, trowblen, trublen trobbyl, trobel, trobolon, trobull, troubille, trowbyll, trubill (Late Middle English) trubbylle (Catholicon Anglicum); trobelyn, troblon, trubblyn (Promptorium Parvulorum) trubli (AB language); trobli (Kent) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French trobler, metathetic form of torbler, from Late Latin *turbulāre; by surface analysis, trouble (“disturbance”) +‎ -en (infinitive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtruːb(ə)lən/, /ˈtrub(ə)lən/ === Verb === troublen (third-person singular simple present troubleth, present participle troublende, troublynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle troubled) To agitate or disturb: To make or become turbid, cloudy, or opaque. To become tempestuous or stormy. To stir up unrest or discontent. To disrupt or inconvenience: To harass or challenge about a (legal) dispute. To prevent or stop from doing. To make or become worried or anxious (especially with remorse) (rare) To bother or annoy. To challenge, afflict, or harm: To debilitate or weaken (physically or mentally) To impair or tarnish; to cause an imperfection. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: trouble Middle Scots: trubill Scots: trouble, tribble === References === “trǒublen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.