velen

• IPA^(key): /ˈveːlə(n)/
• Rhymes: -eːlən

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From Middle Dutch vēlen, from Old Dutch *felan, from Proto-Germanic *felhaną.

velen

1. (rare) to endure, to bear

   Synonym: verdragen

velen

1. plural of veel

   Want velen zijn geroepen, maar weinigen uitverkoren.

   For many are called, but few are chosen. (Matthew 22:14)

As for all adjectives that can also be used as pronouns, the plural ending (e)n is only used when referring to people. For animals or inanimate objects, if inflected at all, a plural ending -e is used.

From Latin venēnum. Compare Italian veleno.

velen m (plural velens)

1. poison, venom

• velenâ
• velenôs

From Old Dutch *felan, from Proto-Germanic *felhaną.

vēlen

1. (rare) to endure, to bear, to tolerate

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Dutch: velen

• “velen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

From Latin venēnum.

• IPA^(key): /veˈlɛŋ/

velen m (plural velen)

1. poison

• velenos, velenus

velen

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of velar.
2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of velar.
3. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of velar.