colden in Middle English

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

Etymology: From Old English *caldian, cealdian; equivalent to cold + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*caldian}} Old English *caldian, {{af|enm|cold|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} cold + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} colden Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|cold}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], colden [infinitive], to colden [infinitive], colde [infinitive], colde [first-person, present, singular], colded [first-person, past, singular], coldest [present, second-person, singular], coldedest [past, second-person, singular], coldeth [present, singular, third-person], colded [past, singular, third-person], colde [present, singular, subjunctive], colded [past, singular, subjunctive], colde [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], colden [plural, present], colde [plural, present], coldeden [past, plural], coldede [past, plural], coldeth [imperative, plural, present], colde [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], coldynge [participle, present], coldende [participle, present], colded [participle, past], ycolded [participle, past], calden [alternative], chelden [alternative], kelden [alternative]

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"colden" meaning in Middle English

Adjective

Verb