"saucen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsau̯sən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French saussier; equivalent to sauce + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|saussier}} Old French saussier, {{af|enm|sauce|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} sauce + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} saucen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|sauc}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], saucen [infinitive], to saucen [infinitive], sauce [infinitive], sauce [first-person, present, singular], sauced [first-person, past, singular], saucest [present, second-person, singular], saucedest [past, second-person, singular], sauceth [present, singular, third-person], sauced [past, singular, third-person], sauce [present, singular, subjunctive], sauced [past, singular, subjunctive], sauce [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], saucen [plural, present], sauce [plural, present], sauceden [past, plural], saucede [past, plural], sauceth [imperative, plural, present], sauce [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], saucynge [participle, present], saucende [participle, present], sauced [participle, past], ysauced [participle, past], sauce [alternative], sawcyn [alternative], sawse [alternative]
  1. To add condiments or sauces to food; to dress food.
    Sense id: en-saucen-enm-verb-KyqqqGOT Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Foods: 58 42
  2. (rare) To ready for a meal. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-saucen-enm-verb-XyfkFC6g 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: 48 52 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52

Alternative forms

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      "form": "saucen",
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    {
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    {
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauce",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "sauceden",
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    },
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      "form": "saucede",
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      "form": "sauceth",
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    },
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      "form": "sauce",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saucynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saucende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauced",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ysauced",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauce",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "sawcyn",
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      ]
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      "form": "sawse",
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        "To add condiments or sauces to food; to dress food."
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        "To ready for a meal."
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        "(rare) To ready for a meal."
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsau̯sən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "saucen"
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauceden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saucede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauceth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sauce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "saucynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "saucende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        "To ready for a meal."
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        "(rare) To ready for a meal."
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      "ipa": "/ˈsau̯sən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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