"vexen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈvɛksən/
Etymology: From Old French vexer, from Latin vēxō, vēxāre. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|vexer}} Old French vexer, {{der|enm|la|vexo|vēxō, vēxāre}} Latin vēxō, vēxāre Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} vexen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|vex}} Forms: weak [table-tags], vexen [infinitive], to vexen [infinitive], vexe [infinitive], vexe [first-person, present, singular], vexed [first-person, past, singular], vexest [present, second-person, singular], vexedest [past, second-person, singular], vexeth [present, singular, third-person], vexed [past, singular, third-person], vexe [present, singular, subjunctive], vexed [past, singular, subjunctive], vexe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], vexen [plural, present], vexe [plural, present], vexeden [past, plural], vexede [past, plural], vexeth [imperative, plural, present], vexe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], vexynge [participle, present], vexende [participle, present], vexed [participle, past], yvexed [participle, past]
  1. To afflict; to hurt (someone)
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-QihuzJ2T
  2. To spoil; to devastate (a region)
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-8Tkom5wj
  3. To harass; to bother (someone)
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-mE4hASwL
  4. (law) To bring legal action (against someone) Categories (topical): Law, Pain
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-YRy0~w5q Disambiguation of Pain: 3 13 8 39 27 10 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 30 14 1 4 1 27 2 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 29 14 1 5 1 27 2 3 Topics: law
  5. To distress; to torment (someone)
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-jJeAsMmp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vexe, vex, wexe Related terms: avexen, vexacioun, vexynge
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} vexen
  1. Alternative form of waxen (“to grow”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: waxen (extra: to grow)
    Sense id: en-vexen-enm-verb-5UkIaBhM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for vexen meaning in Middle English (5.4kB)

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