"striven" meaning in Middle English

See striven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈstriːvən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French estriver. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|estriver}} Old French estriver Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} striven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|striv|strof|striv|3a=strov|c=1|w=ed|y=2}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], striven [infinitive], to striven [infinitive], strive [infinitive], strive [first-person, present, singular], strof [first-person, past, singular], strived [first-person, past, singular], strivest [present, second-person, singular], strive [past, second-person, singular], strove [past, second-person, singular], strof [past, second-person, singular], strivedest [past, second-person, singular], striveth [present, singular, third-person], strof [past, singular, third-person], strived [past, singular, third-person], strive [present, singular, subjunctive], strive [past, singular, subjunctive], strove [past, singular, subjunctive], strived [past, singular, subjunctive], strive [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], striven [plural, present], strive [plural, present], striven [past, plural], strive [past, plural], stroven [past, plural], strove [past, plural], striveden [past, plural], strivede [past, plural], striveth [imperative, plural, present], strive [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], strivynge [participle, present], strivende [participle, present], striven [participle, past], strive [participle, past], strived [participle, past], ystriven [participle, past], ystrive [participle, past], ystrived [participle, past], strive [alternative], striwen [alternative], strife [alternative], striffe [alternative]
  1. to strive
    Sense id: en-striven-enm-verb-tbnuGofL Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
     
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