"molden" meaning in Middle English

See molden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɔːldən/
Etymology: From molde (“mold, cast”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|molde|-en|id1=mold|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=mold, cast}} molde (“mold, cast”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} molden, {{enm-verb|stem=mold}} molden (third-person singular simple present moldeth, present participle moldende, moldynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle molded) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|mold}} Forms: moldeth [present, singular, third-person], moldende [participle, present], moldynge [participle, present], molded [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], molden [infinitive], to molden [infinitive], molde [infinitive], molde [first-person, present, singular], molded [first-person, past, singular], moldest [present, second-person, singular], moldedest [past, second-person, singular], moldeth [present, singular, third-person], molded [past, singular, third-person], molde [present, singular, subjunctive], molded [past, singular, subjunctive], molde [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], molden [plural, present], molde [plural, present], moldeden [past, plural], moldede [past, plural], moldeth [imperative, plural, present], molde [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], moldynge [participle, present], moldende [participle, present], molded [participle, past], ymolded [participle, past], mold [alternative], molde [alternative], moolde [alternative]
  1. To knead or bake bread.
    Sense id: en-molden-enm-verb-Qz0OezLU Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Baking Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 20 43 37 Disambiguation of Baking: 47 27 26
  2. To knead in ingredients.
    Sense id: en-molden-enm-verb-S3C1CT8N Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 55 30 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 20 43 37
  3. (rare) To mold; to shape. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-molden-enm-verb-Lrui7HO~ Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 20 43 37

Alternative forms

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      "form": "moldeden",
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        "(rare) To mold; to shape."
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɔːldən/"
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