"worsen" meaning in Middle English

See worsen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɛrsən/, /ˈwursən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wiersian; equivalent to worse (“worse”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|wiersian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English wiersian, {{inh+|enm|ang|wiersian}} Inherited from Old English wiersian, {{af|enm|worse|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=worse}} worse (“worse”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} worsen, {{enm-verb|stem=wors}} worsen (third-person singular simple present worseth, present participle worsende, worsynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle worsed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|worse|inf2=0}} Forms: worseth [present, singular, third-person], worsende [participle, present], worsynge [participle, present], worsed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], worseen [infinitive], to worseen [infinitive], worsee [first-person, present, singular], worseed [first-person, past, singular], worseest [present, second-person, singular], worseedest [past, second-person, singular], worseeth [present, singular, third-person], worseed [past, singular, third-person], worsee [present, singular, subjunctive], worseed [past, singular, subjunctive], worsee [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], worseen [plural, present], worsee [plural, present], worseeden [past, plural], worseede [past, plural], worseeth [imperative, plural, present], worsee [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], worseynge [participle, present], worseende [participle, present], worseed [participle, past], yworseed [participle, past]
  1. To worsen; to become worse.
    Sense id: en-worsen-enm-verb-sA8pPMZA
  2. To impair or damage; to make worse.
    Sense id: en-worsen-enm-verb-CPKxVDdt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wursnen [rare], werrsenn, wursen, wursien, wursin [Early-Middle-English], worsi [Kent]

Alternative forms

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