spicen in Middle English

IPA: /ˈspiːsən/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From spice + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|spice|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} spice + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} spicen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|spic}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], spicen [infinitive], to spicen [infinitive], spice [infinitive], spice [first-person, present, singular], spiced [first-person, past, singular], spicest [present, second-person, singular], spicedest [past, second-person, singular], spiceth [present, singular, third-person], spiced [past, singular, third-person], spice [present, singular, subjunctive], spiced [past, singular, subjunctive], spice [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], spicen [plural, present], spice [plural, present], spiceden [past, plural], spicede [past, plural], spiceth [imperative, plural, present], spice [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], spicynge [participle, present], spicende [participle, present], spiced [participle, past], yspiced [participle, past], spisen [alternative], spycen [alternative]

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        "To perform embalmment with spices."
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        "(rare) To perform embalmment with spices."
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      "ipa": "/ˈspiːsən/"
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"spicen" meaning in Middle English

Verb

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