"taunen" meaning in Middle English

See taunen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈtau̯nən/
Etymology: Either formed in Middle English from at- + aunen, possibly as a calque from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch tônen, or from a lost Old Norse verb *taugna cognate to *taugnōn. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|at-|aunen}} at- + aunen, {{calque|enm|gml|-|nocap=1|nocat=1}} calque from Middle Low German, {{cog|dum|tônen}} Middle Dutch tônen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} taunen, {{enm-verb|stem=taun}} taunen (third-person singular simple present tauneth, present participle taunende, taunynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tauned), {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|aun|inf2=0|pf=t}} Forms: tauneth [present, singular, third-person], taunende [participle, present], taunynge [participle, present], tauned [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], taunen [infinitive], to taunen [infinitive], taune [first-person, present, singular], tauned [first-person, past, singular], taunede [first-person, past, singular], taunest [present, second-person, singular], taunedest [past, second-person, singular], tauneth [present, singular, third-person], tauned [past, singular, third-person], taunede [past, singular, third-person], taune [present, singular, subjunctive], tauned [past, singular, subjunctive], taunede [past, singular, subjunctive], taune [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], taunen [plural, present], taune [plural, present], tauneden [past, plural], tauned [past, plural], taunede [past, plural], tauneth [imperative, plural, present], taune [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], taunynge [participle, present], taunende [participle, present], tauned [participle, past], thaunen [alternative], tawwnenn [alternative, Ormulum]
  1. To show or demonstrate. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-taunen-enm-verb-9jl9VD-r
  2. (reflexive) To show up; to reveal oneself. Tags: rare, reflexive
    Sense id: en-taunen-enm-verb-sahI5AhB Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with at-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with at-: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

Alternative forms

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      "tônen",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "form": "-",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "thaunen",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "Ormulum"
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        "To show or demonstrate."
      ],
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          "show",
          "show"
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        [
          "demonstrate",
          "demonstrate"
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      ]
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        "To show up; to reveal oneself."
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          "show up",
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          "reveal"
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        "(reflexive) To show up; to reveal oneself."
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtau̯nən/"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "taunen"
}
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      "form": "tauneth",
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
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      "form": "taunede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
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    {
      "form": "taunest",
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "tauneth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "tauned",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "tauned",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "taune",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "taunen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "taunende",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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        "participle",
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    },
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        "Ormulum"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
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        "To show or demonstrate."
      ],
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        "To show up; to reveal oneself."
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        [
          "reveal",
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        "(reflexive) To show up; to reveal oneself."
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      "ipa": "/ˈtau̯nən/"
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}

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