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Where does “toylen” come from?

toylen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman toiller — to agitate, stir up, entangle; to dirty; to mark;...

toylen (Middle English): Alternative form of toilen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of toilen

Ancestry of “toylen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normantoillerto agitate, stir up, entangle; to dirty; to mark;...

Words derived from “toylen”

  • toil
  • toilsome
  • toiler
  • toilsomely
  • toilworn
  • toilful
  • toilfully
  • toileth
  • toilest
  • toilsomeness
  • overtoil
  • toilless
  • entoil
  • betoil
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