"macchen" meaning in Middle English

See macchen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmat͡ʃən/, /ˈmɛt͡ʃən/
Etymology: From macche + -en (infinitival ending). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|macche|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival ending}} macche + -en (infinitival ending) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} macchen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|macch}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], macchen [infinitive], to macchen [infinitive], macche [infinitive], macche [first-person, present, singular], macched [first-person, past, singular], macchest [present, second-person, singular], macchedest [past, second-person, singular], maccheth [present, singular, third-person], macched [past, singular, third-person], macche [present, singular, subjunctive], macched [past, singular, subjunctive], macche [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], macchen [plural, present], macche [plural, present], maccheden [past, plural], macchede [past, plural], maccheth [imperative, plural, present], macche [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], macchynge [participle, present], macchende [participle, present], macched [participle, past], ymacched [participle, past], macche [alternative], mach [alternative], machen [alternative], mech [alternative]
  1. To marry; to enter into a marriage. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-macchen-enm-verb-jIN2jfe4 Disambiguation of Violence: 36 31 16 17 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 33 14 14
  2. To match (be equivalent to) Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-macchen-enm-verb-~oLYD63m Disambiguation of Violence: 36 31 16 17 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 34 22 17 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 24 33 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 33 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 34 20 23
  3. To fight or contend in battle. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-macchen-enm-verb--x3nS1mG Disambiguation of Violence: 36 31 16 17 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 33 14 14
  4. (rare) To group or pair. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-macchen-enm-verb-Oy4w2per Disambiguation of Violence: 36 31 16 17 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 33 14 14

Alternative forms

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      ]
    },
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      "form": "macchende",
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      ]
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        "To fight or contend in battle."
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        "To group or pair."
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          "pair"
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        "(rare) To group or pair."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmat͡ʃən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛt͡ʃən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "macchen"
}

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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "macchedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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        "present",
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    {
      "form": "macched",
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "macched",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maccheden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "macchede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "macche",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "macchynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "macchende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "macched",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "macche",
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    },
    {
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    },
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          "marriage",
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        "To fight or contend in battle."
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          "fight",
          "fight"
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          "contend",
          "contend"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To group or pair."
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          "pair",
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        "(rare) To group or pair."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmat͡ʃən/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛt͡ʃən/"
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}

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