agen in Middle English

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

Etymology: Borrowed from Old French aagier; equivalent to age + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|aagier}} Old French aagier, {{af|enm|age|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} age + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} agen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|ag}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], agen [infinitive], to agen [infinitive], age [infinitive], age [first-person, present, singular], aged [first-person, past, singular], agest [present, second-person, singular], agedest [past, second-person, singular], ageth [present, singular, third-person], aged [past, singular, third-person], age [present, singular, subjunctive], aged [past, singular, subjunctive], age [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], agen [plural, present], age [plural, present], ageden [past, plural], agede [past, plural], ageth [imperative, plural, present], age [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], agynge [participle, present], agende [participle, present], aged [participle, past], yaged [participle, past]

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