quaylen

quaylen (third-person singular simple present quayleth, present participle quaylende, quaylynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quayled)

quayleth (present singular third-person)
quaylende (participle present)
quaylynge (participle present)
quayled (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
quaylen (infinitive)
to quaylen (infinitive)
quayle (infinitive)
quayle (first-person present singular)
quayled (first-person past singular)
quaylest (present second-person singular)
quayledest (past second-person singular)
quayleth (present singular third-person)
quayled (past singular third-person)
quayle (present singular subjunctive)
quayled (past singular subjunctive)
quayle (imperative present singular)
quaylen (plural present)
quayle (plural present)
quayleden (past plural)
quaylede (past plural)
quayleth (imperative plural present)
quayle (imperative plural present)
quaylynge (participle present)
quaylende (participle present)
quayled (participle past)
yquayled (participle past)
quaile (alternative)
quayle (alternative)
quayll (alternative)

English: quail, queal, quele

Borrowed from Middle Dutch queilen, quēlen, from Old Dutch *quelan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwelan, from Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to suffer”). Doublet of quelen.

To be afflicted by disease or wasting; to become weak.

(rare) To turn out to be useless or ineffective.


quaylen

quayleth (present singular third-person)
quaylende (participle present)
quaylynge (participle present)
quayled (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
quaylen (infinitive)
to quaylen (infinitive)
quayle (infinitive)
quayle (first-person present singular)
quayled (first-person past singular)
quaylest (present second-person singular)
quayledest (past second-person singular)
quayleth (present singular third-person)
quayled (past singular third-person)
quayle (present singular subjunctive)
quayled (past singular subjunctive)
quayle (imperative present singular)
quaylen (plural present)
quayle (plural present)
quayleden (past plural)
quaylede (past plural)
quayleth (imperative plural present)
quayle (imperative plural present)
quaylynge (participle present)
quaylende (participle present)
quayled (participle past)
yquayled (participle past)
quayle (alternative)
quaylyn (alternative)
qwayle (alternative)
qwaylen (alternative)

English: quail

Borrowed from Old French quaillier, coaillier, from Latin coāgulō.


quayll

alternative form of quaylen (“to weaken”)


qwaylen

alternative form of quaylen (“to curdle”)


quaylyn

(Promptorium Parvulorum) alternative form of quaylen (“to curdle”)


mincen

mincen (infinitive)
to mincen (infinitive)
mince (infinitive)
mince (first-person present singular)
minced (first-person past singular)
mincest (present second-person singular)
mincedest (past second-person singular)
minceth (present singular third-person)
minced (past singular third-person)
mince (present singular subjunctive)
minced (past singular subjunctive)
mince (imperative present singular)
mincen (plural present)
mince (plural present)
minceden (past plural)
mincede (past plural)
minceth (imperative plural present)
mince (imperative plural present)
mincynge (participle present)
mincende (participle present)
minced (participle past)
yminced (participle past)
mencen (alternative)
myncy (alternative)
myce (alternative)
myse (alternative)
mynce (alternative)

English: mince

Scots: minch (archaic)

From Old English minsian (from Proto-Germanic *minnisōną) and Old French mincer (from Old French mince).

To mince; to cut up or slice up food into small pieces.


sotilen

sotilen (infinitive)
to sotilen (infinitive)
sotile (infinitive)
sotile (first-person present singular)
sotiled (first-person past singular)
sotilest (present second-person singular)
sotiledest (past second-person singular)
sotileth (present singular third-person)
sotiled (past singular third-person)
sotile (present singular subjunctive)
sotiled (past singular subjunctive)
sotile (imperative present singular)
sotilen (plural present)
sotile (plural present)
sotileden (past plural)
sotilede (past plural)
sotileth (imperative plural present)
sotile (imperative plural present)
sotilynge (participle present)
sotilende (participle present)
sotiled (participle past)
ysotiled (participle past)
sotille (alternative)
sotile (alternative)
suptylen (alternative)

Borrowed from Old French sotiliier, from Late Latin subtīliō; equivalent to sotil + -en (infinitival suffix).

To create or design; to come up with an idea.

(rare) To make fluidic or airy; to reduce something's density.

(medicine) To lessen someone's food intake.


obligen

obligen (infinitive)
to obligen (infinitive)
oblige (infinitive)
oblige (first-person present singular)
obliged (first-person past singular)
obligest (present second-person singular)
obligedest (past second-person singular)
obligeth (present singular third-person)
obliged (past singular third-person)
oblige (present singular subjunctive)
obliged (past singular subjunctive)
oblige (imperative present singular)
obligen (plural present)
oblige (plural present)
obligeden (past plural)
obligede (past plural)
obligeth (imperative plural present)
oblige (imperative plural present)
obligynge (participle present)
obligende (participle present)
obliged (participle past)
yobliged (participle past)
obleshe (alternative)
oblycon (alternative)
oblege (alternative)
oblesche (alternative)
oblisshen (alternative)
oblischen (alternative)
oblis (alternative)
obleche (alternative)
oblyssh (alternative)

English: oblige

Scots: obleege

/ɔˈblɛːd͡ʒən/

Borrowed from Old French obligier, from Latin obligō.

To oblige; to compel to do something or behave a certain way.

To start being obligated; to make oneself obligated.

To donate or offer as a guarantee of security.


sermonen

sermonen (infinitive)
to sermonen (infinitive)
sermone (infinitive)
sermone (first-person present singular)
sermoned (first-person past singular)
sermonest (present second-person singular)
sermonedest (past second-person singular)
sermoneth (present singular third-person)
sermoned (past singular third-person)
sermone (present singular subjunctive)
sermoned (past singular subjunctive)
sermone (imperative present singular)
sermonen (plural present)
sermone (plural present)
sermoneden (past plural)
sermonede (past plural)
sermoneth (imperative plural present)
sermone (imperative plural present)
sermonynge (participle present)
sermonende (participle present)
sermoned (participle past)
ysermoned (participle past)
sarmoni (alternative)
sermon (alternative)
sermone (alternative)
sermonye (alternative)
sermun (alternative)

English: sermon (obsolete)

Borrowed from Old French sermoner (modern French sermonner); equivalent to sermon + -en (infinitival suffix).

To converse or say; to engage in conversation.

To proselytise; to engage in the promotion of religion.


chewen

enm-verb

chewen (third-person singular simple present cheweth, present participle chewende, chewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle chewed)

cheweth (present singular third-person)
chewende (participle present)
chewynge (participle present)
chewed (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
chewen (infinitive)
to chewen (infinitive)
chewe (infinitive)
chewe (first-person present singular)
chewed (first-person past singular)
chewest (present second-person singular)
chewedest (past second-person singular)
cheweth (present singular third-person)
chewed (past singular third-person)
chewe (present singular subjunctive)
chewed (past singular subjunctive)
chewe (imperative present singular)
chewen (plural present)
chewe (plural present)
cheweden (past plural)
chewede (past plural)
cheweth (imperative plural present)
chewe (imperative plural present)
chewynge (participle present)
chewende (participle present)
chewed (participle past)
ychewed (participle past)
chewe (alternative)
chyewe (alternative)
cheowen (alternative)
chiewe (alternative)
chiewen (alternative)
chiwen (alternative)
chowen (alternative)
chuen (alternative)
chawen (alternative)
chewwenn (alternative Ormulum)

desctree

English: chew
→ Pennsylvania German: tschaae

Scots: chow, chaw

Inherited from Old English ċēowan (strong class 2), from Proto-West Germanic *keuwan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną.

But first he cheweth greyn and lycorys / To smellen sweete, er he hadde kembd his heer.

a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Knight's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 3690–3691:

Though first he chews spices and licorice, / To smell sweet before he'd combed his hair.

To chew; to mash food with one's teeth (especially of cud).

And thei crieden not to me in her herte, but ȝelliden in her beddis. Thei chewiden code on wheete, and wyn, and thei ȝeden awei fro me.

a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Osee 7:14”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

And they didn't cry to me from their hearts; instead they whined in their beds. They chewed wheat and wine like cud, then they ran away from me.

To consume or digest food or comestibles; to feast upon.

To ponder about; to think or reflect upon something.

(rare) To grip or hold onto something with one's teeth.

(rare) To destroy or injure; to harass or annoy.


chewynge

From Old English ċēowung, equivalent to chewen + -ing.

chawyng (alternative)
cheuing (alternative)
chewyng (alternative)
chiewynge (alternative)
chowynge (alternative)
chuynge (alternative)


grippen

grippen (infinitive)
to grippen (infinitive)
grippe (infinitive)
grippe (first-person present singular)
gripped (first-person past singular)
grippest (present second-person singular)
grippedest (past second-person singular)
grippeth (present singular third-person)
gripped (past singular third-person)
grippe (present singular subjunctive)
gripped (past singular subjunctive)
grippe (imperative present singular)
grippen (plural present)
grippe (plural present)
grippeden (past plural)
grippede (past plural)
grippeth (imperative plural present)
grippe (imperative plural present)
grippynge (participle present)
grippende (participle present)
gripped (participle past)
ygripped (participle past)
gryppen (alternative)
gripen (alternative)

English: grip

Scots: grip

From Old English grippan, from Proto-Germanic *gripjaną. Cognates include Middle High German gripfen.

To grip or grab onto (and often to take away)

To confiscate or steal; to take forcibly.

(rare) To entrap; to find and take control of.

(rare) To find out about; to acquire knowledge or information about.

(rare) To torment or injure; to cause fear or sorrow.


spewen

enm-verb

spewen (third-person singular simple present speweth, present participle spewende, spewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle spewed)

speweth (present singular third-person)
spewende (participle present)
spewynge (participle present)
spewed (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
spewen (infinitive)
to spewen (infinitive)
spewe (infinitive)
spewe (first-person present singular)
spewed (first-person past singular)
spewest (present second-person singular)
spewedest (past second-person singular)
speweth (present singular third-person)
spewed (past singular third-person)
spewe (present singular subjunctive)
spewed (past singular subjunctive)
spewe (imperative present singular)
spewen (plural present)
spewe (plural present)
speweden (past plural)
spewede (past plural)
speweth (imperative plural present)
spewe (imperative plural present)
spewynge (participle present)
spewende (participle present)
spewed (participle past)
spowen (participle past)
spowe (participle past)
yspewed (participle past)
speouwen (alternative)
spew (alternative)
spewe (alternative)
spiewen (alternative)
spiwan (alternative)
spue (alternative)
spuen (alternative)
spuwe (alternative)

English: spew

Scots: spew

From Old English spīwan (strong class 1).

To spew (regurgitate partially-digested food)


overriden

overriden (infinitive)
to overriden (infinitive)
override (infinitive)
override (first-person present singular)
overrod (first-person past singular)
overridest (present second-person singular)
overrode (past second-person singular)
override (past second-person singular)
overrod (past second-person singular)
overrideth (present singular third-person)
overrod (past singular third-person)
override (present singular subjunctive)
overrode (past singular subjunctive)
override (past singular subjunctive)
override (imperative present singular)
overriden (plural present)
override (plural present)
overroden (past plural)
overrode (past plural)
overriden (past plural)
override (past plural)
overrideth (imperative plural present)
override (imperative plural present)
overridynge (participle present)
overridende (participle present)
overriden (participle past)
override (participle past)
overryde (alternative)
over-ride (alternative)

English: override

From Old English oferrīdan; equivalent to over- + riden.

To tread over or squash someone or something on horseback.

To ruin or destroy; to loot or extract riches from somewhere.

(rare) To ruin one's standing; to bring down.

(rare) To ride around or through a region or location.

(rare) To come upon without warning; to beset.


swathlen

swathlen (infinitive)
to swathlen (infinitive)
swathle (infinitive)
swathle (first-person present singular)
swathled (first-person past singular)
swathlest (present second-person singular)
swathledest (past second-person singular)
swathleth (present singular third-person)
swathled (past singular third-person)
swathle (present singular subjunctive)
swathled (past singular subjunctive)
swathle (imperative present singular)
swathlen (plural present)
swathle (plural present)
swathleden (past plural)
swathlede (past plural)
swathleth (imperative plural present)
swathle (imperative plural present)
swathlynge (participle present)
swathlende (participle present)
swathled (participle past)
yswathled (participle past)
swedlen (alternative)
swedyll (alternative)
swathell (alternative)
sweþlen (alternative)

English: swaddle

Scots: sweel

From swathel + -en (infinitival suffix).

To swaddle; to bind a baby in strips of cloth.

(rare) To enclose something by wrapping up.


swathen

swathen (infinitive)
to swathen (infinitive)
swathe (infinitive)
swathe (first-person present singular)
swathed (first-person past singular)
swathest (present second-person singular)
swathedest (past second-person singular)
swatheth (present singular third-person)
swathed (past singular third-person)
swathe (present singular subjunctive)
swathed (past singular subjunctive)
swathe (imperative present singular)
swathen (plural present)
swathe (plural present)
swatheden (past plural)
swathede (past plural)
swatheth (imperative plural present)
swathe (imperative plural present)
swathynge (participle present)
swathende (participle present)
swathed (participle past)
yswathed (participle past)
swath (alternative)
swathyn (alternative)
swethe (alternative)
swaðen (alternative)

English: swathe

From Old English *swaþian, *sweþan; equivalent to swathe (“strip”) + -en (infinitival suffix).


deliten

deliten (infinitive)
to deliten (infinitive)
delite (infinitive)
delite (first-person present singular)
delited (first-person past singular)
delitest (present second-person singular)
delitedest (past second-person singular)
deliteth (present singular third-person)
delited (past singular third-person)
delite (present singular subjunctive)
delited (past singular subjunctive)
delite (imperative present singular)
deliten (plural present)
delite (plural present)
deliteden (past plural)
delitede (past plural)
deliteth (imperative plural present)
delite (imperative plural present)
delitynge (participle present)
delitende (participle present)
delited (participle past)
ydelited (participle past)
delite (alternative)
delyte (alternative)
delytyn (alternative)
delytt (alternative)
diliten (alternative)

English: delight

Scots: delite, delicht

From Old French deliter, from Latin delectare; equivalent to delite + -en (infinitival).

(ambitransitive) To experience delight or joy; to have enjoyment.

(ambitransitive) To make someone experience delight or joy; to give enjoyment.

(transitive, rare) To want to do or enjoy doing something.


weyken

weyken (infinitive)
to weyken (infinitive)
weyke (infinitive)
weyke (first-person present singular)
weyked (first-person past singular)
weykest (present second-person singular)
weykedest (past second-person singular)
weyketh (present singular third-person)
weyked (past singular third-person)
weyke (present singular subjunctive)
weyked (past singular subjunctive)
weyke (imperative present singular)
weyken (plural present)
weyke (plural present)
weykeden (past plural)
weykede (past plural)
weyketh (imperative plural present)
weyke (imperative plural present)
weykynge (participle present)
weykende (participle present)
weyked (participle past)
yweyked (participle past)
weiken (alternative)
wayken (alternative)

English: weak (obsolete), weaken

From weyk + -en (infinitival suffix). Compare woken and Old English wǣcan.

To make tired or exhausted; to overexert.

(rare) To make or become weak or powerless.


smythen

smythen (infinitive)
to smythen (infinitive)
smythe (infinitive)
smythe (first-person present singular)
smythed (first-person past singular)
smythest (present second-person singular)
smythedest (past second-person singular)
smytheth (present singular third-person)
smythed (past singular third-person)
smythe (present singular subjunctive)
smythed (past singular subjunctive)
smythe (imperative present singular)
smythen (plural present)
smythe (plural present)
smytheden (past plural)
smythede (past plural)
smytheth (imperative plural present)
smythe (imperative plural present)
smythynge (participle present)
smythende (participle present)
smythed (participle past)
ysmythed (participle past)
smithie (alternative)
smethyn (alternative)
smythye (alternative)
smiðeȝe (alternative)
smeþi (alternative)
smythe (alternative)
smyþen (alternative)

English: smith

From Old English smiþian, from Proto-Germanic *smiþōną; equivalent to smyth + -en (infinitival suffix).

To smith metal; to perform metalworking.

(rare) To torture or harass; to inflict terror and horror.

(rare) To spiritually cleanse or purify.


smiðeȝe

(Early Middle English) alternative form of smythen


raymen

enm-verb

raymen (third-person singular simple present raymeth, present participle raymende, raymynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle raymed)

raymeth (present singular third-person)
raymende (participle present)
raymynge (participle present)
raymed (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
raymen (infinitive)
to raymen (infinitive)
rayme (infinitive)
rayme (first-person present singular)
raymed (first-person past singular)
raymest (present second-person singular)
raymedest (past second-person singular)
raymeth (present singular third-person)
raymed (past singular third-person)
rayme (present singular subjunctive)
raymed (past singular subjunctive)
rayme (imperative present singular)
raymen (plural present)
rayme (plural present)
raymeden (past plural)
raymede (past plural)
raymeth (imperative plural present)
rayme (imperative plural present)
raymynge (participle present)
raymende (participle present)
raymed (participle past)
yraymed (participle past)
reimin (alternative)
reimen (alternative)
raimen (alternative)
reime (alternative)
reymy (alternative)
reyme (alternative)
rayme (alternative)
raim (alternative)
raime (alternative)

An early borrowing from Old French raembre, inherited from Latin redimō. Doublet of redemen.

To loot; to go on a campaign of stealing and burglary.

To obtain territory or property; to come into control of.

(rare) To ruin; to bring to devastation or destruction.

(rare) To pay compensation to exculpate or liberate.

(rare) To come into one's possession or company.


redemen

redemen (infinitive)
to redemen (infinitive)
redeme (infinitive)
redeme (first-person present singular)
redemed (first-person past singular)
redempte (first-person past singular)
redemest (present second-person singular)
redemedest (past second-person singular)
redemptest (past second-person singular)
redemeth (present singular third-person)
redemed (past singular third-person)
redempte (past singular third-person)
redeme (present singular subjunctive)
redemed (past singular subjunctive)
redempte (past singular subjunctive)
redeme (imperative present singular)
redemen (plural present)
redeme (plural present)
redemeden (past plural)
redemede (past plural)
redempten (past plural)
redempte (past plural)
redemeth (imperative plural present)
redeme (imperative plural present)
redemynge (participle present)
redemende (participle present)
redemed (participle past)
redempt (participle past)
yredemed (participle past)
yredempt (participle past)
redeme (alternative)

English: redeem

Scots: redeem

Borrowed from Old French redimer, borrowed itself from Latin redimō. Doublet of raymen.

(Christianity) To redeem or liberate (from perdition)

(rare) To pay compensation to liberate or free.

(rare) To pay compensation to lift restrictions.

(rare) To undergo penance for spiritual wrongs.


raunsonen

raunsonen (infinitive)
to raunsonen (infinitive)
raunsone (infinitive)
raunsone (first-person present singular)
raunsoned (first-person past singular)
raunsonest (present second-person singular)
raunsonedest (past second-person singular)
raunsoneth (present singular third-person)
raunsoned (past singular third-person)
raunsone (present singular subjunctive)
raunsoned (past singular subjunctive)
raunsone (imperative present singular)
raunsonen (plural present)
raunsone (plural present)
raunsoneden (past plural)
raunsonede (past plural)
raunsoneth (imperative plural present)
raunsone (imperative plural present)
raunsonynge (participle present)
raunsonende (participle present)
raunsoned (participle past)
yraunsoned (participle past)
rawnsomyn (alternative)
ransoum (alternative)
raunsoun (alternative)
raunson (alternative)
rawnson (alternative)
ranscun (alternative)
ranson (alternative)
raumsoun (alternative)

English: ransom

Borrowed from Old French raençonner; equivalent to raunsoun + -en (infinitival suffix).

To pay ransom money; to pay money to effect a prisoner's release.

To hold as prisoner for ransom; to provide the option of ransom.

To release a captive due to having been paid ransom money.

(Christianity) To redeem or liberate the soul (from perdition)

(rare) To purge or expunge sin; to remove the stain of evil.

(rare) To exact monetary payment; to pressure people to give money.

(rare) To charge or tax; to levy or impose a fee.


sweriȝen

(Early Middle English) alternative form of sweren


forsweren

forsweren (infinitive)
to forsweren (infinitive)
forswere (infinitive)
forswere (first-person present singular)
forswor (first-person past singular)
forswar (first-person past singular)
forswerest (present second-person singular)
forswore (past second-person singular)
forsware (past second-person singular)
forswor (past second-person singular)
forswar (past second-person singular)
forswereth (present singular third-person)
forswor (past singular third-person)
forswar (past singular third-person)
forswere (present singular subjunctive)
forswore (past singular subjunctive)
forsware (past singular subjunctive)
forswere (imperative present singular)
forsweren (plural present)
forswere (plural present)
forsworen (past plural)
forswore (past plural)
forswaren (past plural)
forsware (past plural)
forswereth (imperative plural present)
forswere (imperative plural present)
forswerynge (participle present)
forswerende (participle present)
forsworen (participle past)
forswore (participle past)
vorzuerie (alternative)
forswere (alternative)
for-swere (alternative)

English: forswear

From Old English forswerian; equivalent to for- + sweren.

To perform perjury; to lie in legal testimony.

To disobey or act against a binding contract or oath.

To be exiled from a realm or nation; to be banished.

To deny, reject, or cast off a belief previously held.

(rare) To strip oneself of privileges or rights.

(rare, Christianity) To make an oath against God.


answeren

answeren (third-person singular simple present answereth, present participle answerende, answerynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle answered)

answereth (present singular third-person)
answerende (participle present)
answerynge (participle present)
answered (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
answeren (infinitive)
to answeren (infinitive)
answere (infinitive)
answere (first-person present singular)
answered (first-person past singular)
answerde (first-person past singular)
answerest (present second-person singular)
answeredest (past second-person singular)
answerdest (past second-person singular)
answereth (present singular third-person)
answered (past singular third-person)
answerde (past singular third-person)
answere (present singular subjunctive)
answered (past singular subjunctive)
answerde (past singular subjunctive)
answere (imperative present singular)
answeren (plural present)
answere (plural present)
answereden (past plural)
answerede (past plural)
answerden (past plural)
answerde (past plural)
answereth (imperative plural present)
answere (imperative plural present)
answerynge (participle present)
answerende (participle present)
answered (participle past)
answerd (participle past)
yanswered (participle past)
yanswerd (participle past)
ansswer (alternative)
ansuerie (alternative)
answaren (alternative)
answer (alternative)
answere (alternative)
answerye (alternative)
onsware (alternative)
onswere (alternative)
ounsweren (alternative)
unswere (alternative)
andswaren (alternative Early-Middle-English)
andswerien (alternative Early-Middle-English)
andsweriȝen (alternative Early-Middle-English)
anndswerenn (alternative Early-Middle-English)
ondswerie (alternative Early-Middle-English)
onswerie (alternative Early-Middle-English)
onswerien (alternative Early-Middle-English)

English: answer

Scots: answer

From Old English andswerian (from Proto-Germanic *andaswarjaną) and Old English andswarian (from Proto-Germanic *andaswarōną); equivalent to and- + swaren or answere + -en (infinitival suffix).

To answer or respond; to offer a response:

(especially law) To provide an explanation; to justify or refute.

(religion) To explain oneself at the Last Judgement.

(rare) To respond to a request for assistance.

(rare) To provide one's choice as a response.

To be responsible for (a task, another person):

(religion) To be liable for; to suffer for.

To match or correspond to (in number or nature)

(rare, of crops) To net; to provide sustenance.


andswaren

(Early Middle English) alternative form of answeren


ansuerie

(Kent, West Midlands) alternative form of answeren


onsware

From Old English andswarian, andswerian.


ounsweren

(West Midlands) alternative form of answeren


mysansweren

misansweren (infinitive)
to misansweren (infinitive)
misanswere (infinitive)
misanswere (first-person present singular)
misanswered (first-person past singular)
misanswerest (present second-person singular)
misansweredest (past second-person singular)
misanswereth (present singular third-person)
misanswered (past singular third-person)
misanswere (present singular subjunctive)
misanswered (past singular subjunctive)
misanswere (imperative present singular)
misansweren (plural present)
misanswere (plural present)
misanswereden (past plural)
misanswerede (past plural)
misanswereth (imperative plural present)
misanswere (imperative plural present)
misanswerynge (participle present)
misanswerende (participle present)
misanswered (participle past)
ymisanswered (participle past)
misanswere (alternative)
mysanswere (alternative)
mis-ancewer (alternative)

English: misanswer

To answer in a contemptuous or insulting way.


answerynge

answaring (alternative)
answering (alternative)
answeryng (alternative)


swaren

swaren (infinitive)
to swaren (infinitive)
sware (infinitive)
sware (first-person present singular)
swared (first-person past singular)
swarest (present second-person singular)
swaredest (past second-person singular)
swareth (present singular third-person)
swared (past singular third-person)
sware (present singular subjunctive)
swared (past singular subjunctive)
sware (imperative present singular)
swaren (plural present)
sware (plural present)
swareden (past plural)
swarede (past plural)
swareth (imperative plural present)
sware (imperative plural present)
swarynge (participle present)
swarende (participle present)
swared (participle past)
yswared (participle past)
swarenn (alternative)
sware (alternative)

Inherited from Old English *swarian, from Proto-Germanic *swarōną; equivalent to sware + -en (infinitival suffix).

To answer or respond; to offer a response.


swerven

swerven (infinitive)
to swerven (infinitive)
swerve (infinitive)
swerve (first-person present singular)
swerved (first-person past singular)
swarf (first-person past singular)
swervest (present second-person singular)
swervedest (past second-person singular)
sworve (past second-person singular)
swarf (past second-person singular)
swerveth (present singular third-person)
swerved (past singular third-person)
swarf (past singular third-person)
swerve (present singular subjunctive)
swerved (past singular subjunctive)
sworve (past singular subjunctive)
swerve (imperative present singular)
swerven (plural present)
swerve (plural present)
swerveden (past plural)
swervede (past plural)
sworven (past plural)
sworve (past plural)
swerveth (imperative plural present)
swerve (imperative plural present)
swervynge (participle present)
swervende (participle present)
swerved (participle past)
sworven (participle past)
sworve (participle past)
swerve (alternative)
swarven (alternative)

English: swerve, swarve

Scots: swerve, swarve, swerfe, swarfe

From Old English sweorfan, from Proto-Germanic *swerbaną; a cognate of Middle Low German swerven, Middle Dutch swerven, and Middle High German swerben.

To leave (from one's view); to rotate away from.

To move or go unsteadily, unpredictably or erratically.

To bounce off; to avoid (hitting someone)

To repudiate or renounce; to end association with.

(rare, of emotion) To stop being present or affecting one.


saucen

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)
saucen (plural present)
sauce (plural present)
sauceden (past plural)
saucede (past plural)
sauceth (imperative plural present)
sauce (imperative plural present)
saucynge (participle present)
saucende (participle present)
sauced (participle past)
ysauced (participle past)
sauce (alternative)
sawcyn (alternative)
sawse (alternative)

English: sauce

Borrowed from Old French saussier; equivalent to sauce + -en (infinitival suffix).

To add condiments or sauces to food; to dress food.


flawmen

flawmen (infinitive)
to flawmen (infinitive)
flawme (infinitive)
flawme (first-person present singular)
flawmed (first-person past singular)
flawmest (present second-person singular)
flawmedest (past second-person singular)
flawmeth (present singular third-person)
flawmed (past singular third-person)
flawme (present singular subjunctive)
flawmed (past singular subjunctive)
flawme (imperative present singular)
flawmen (plural present)
flawme (plural present)
flawmeden (past plural)
flawmede (past plural)
flawmeth (imperative plural present)
flawme (imperative plural present)
flawmynge (participle present)
flawmende (participle present)
flawmed (participle past)
yflawmed (participle past)
flaumen (alternative)
fflaumen (alternative)
flammen (alternative)
flawme (alternative)
flaume (alternative)
flambe (alternative)
flaumbe (alternative)
flame (alternative)

English: flame

Scots: flam

Borrowed from Old French flamber, flammer; equivalent to flawme + -en (infinitival suffix).

To produce or release flames; to flame or be alight.

To produce or release bright light; to glimmer or sheen.

To stoke or incite feelings or beliefs; to motivate.

(rare) To coat food in a basting, rub, or glaze.

(rare) To emit, release, or produce sparkling or embers.

(rare) To emit or release a smell, scent, or stench.

(rare, theology) To release light or brightness onto someone.


clawen

clawen (infinitive)
to clawen (infinitive)
clawe (infinitive)
clawe (first-person present singular)
clawed (first-person past singular)
clew (first-person past singular)
clawest (present second-person singular)
clawedest (past second-person singular)
clewe (past second-person singular)
clew (past second-person singular)
claweth (present singular third-person)
clawed (past singular third-person)
clew (past singular third-person)
clawe (present singular subjunctive)
clawed (past singular subjunctive)
clewe (past singular subjunctive)
clawe (imperative present singular)
clawen (plural present)
clawe (plural present)
claweden (past plural)
clawede (past plural)
clewen (past plural)
clewe (past plural)
claweth (imperative plural present)
clawe (imperative plural present)
clawynge (participle present)
clawende (participle present)
clawed (participle past)
clawen (participle past)
clawe (participle past)
yclawed (participle past)
yclawen (participle past)
clawy (alternative)
clawe (alternative)
clowe (alternative)
clawyn (alternative)
cleen (alternative)

English: claw

Scots: claw

From Old English clawan, clāwan, *clēn, clawian, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną; equivalent to clawe + -en (infinitival suffix).

To scratch at with the claws; to claw or make lacerations.

To scratch gently (as to remove pain or aching).

(rare) To grab onto; to make a grip on something.

(rare) To wipe or remove dirt by abrasion.


clawynge

clauyng (alternative)
clowyng (alternative)
clawing (alternative)
claweng (alternative)
clawinge (alternative)


biflowen

biflowen (infinitive)
to biflowen (infinitive)
biflowe (infinitive)
biflowe (first-person present singular)
biflowed (first-person past singular)
biflew (first-person past singular)
biflowest (present second-person singular)
biflowedest (past second-person singular)
biflewe (past second-person singular)
biflew (past second-person singular)
bifloweth (present singular third-person)
biflowed (past singular third-person)
biflew (past singular third-person)
biflowe (present singular subjunctive)
biflowed (past singular subjunctive)
biflewe (past singular subjunctive)
biflowe (imperative present singular)
biflowen (plural present)
biflowe (plural present)
bifloweden (past plural)
biflowede (past plural)
biflewen (past plural)
biflewe (past plural)
bifloweth (imperative plural present)
biflowe (imperative plural present)
biflowynge (participle present)
biflowende (participle present)
biflowed (participle past)
biflowen (participle past)
biflowe (participle past)
by flowe (alternative)
bifloȝen (alternative)
beflowe (alternative)

From Old English beflōwan; equivalent to bi- + flowen.

To overflow, deluge or flood; to cover in water.

To spread or bathe (in information); to disseminate.


wrooten

alternative form of wroten (“(we, you, they) wrote”)


wryngen

wringen (infinitive)
to wringen (infinitive)
wringe (infinitive)
wringe (first-person present singular)
wrong (first-person past singular)
wrang (first-person past singular)
wringest (present second-person singular)
wronge (past second-person singular)
wrong (past second-person singular)
wrang (past second-person singular)
wringeth (present singular third-person)
wrong (past singular third-person)
wrang (past singular third-person)
wringe (present singular subjunctive)
wronge (past singular subjunctive)
wringe (imperative present singular)
wringen (plural present)
wringe (plural present)
wrongen (past plural)
wronge (past plural)
wringeth (imperative plural present)
wringe (imperative plural present)
wringynge (participle present)
wringende (participle present)
wrongen (participle past)
wronge (participle past)
ywrongen (participle past)
ywronge (participle past)
wring (alternative)
wringe (alternative)
wringen (alternative)
wryng (alternative)
wrynge (alternative)
wryngyn (alternative)

English: wring

Scots: wring, wryng

Inherited from Old English wringan, from Proto-West Germanic *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną; a cognate of Old Frisian *wringa, Middle Low German wringen, Middle Dutch wringen, and Middle High German ringen.

To force liquid out of something by compressing or squeezing:

To wring; to make a twisting motion to release liquid.

To compress downwards or squash; to release liquid by pushing down.

To move or make motions erratically due to stress or anguish:

To contort or move erratically due to stress (of a person or their hands).

To wring one's hands; to make erratic and panicked hand motions.

(rare) To move one's mouth into a curled shape.

To affect or modify another's bodily integrity:

To inflict bodily or psychological damage or distress; to hurt.

To compress from two directions; to effect squeezing on another.

To fling while slinging or to hurl while contorting.

To pass through a strainer; to release liquid by straining.

(of liquid) To spout or emit outwards; to begin flowing.

(rare) To pull off; to forcibly remove by pulling.

(rare) To let dry or leave to dry; to air out.

(rare) To evade one's capturers or pursuers; to make a getaway.

(rare, of weapons) To fail to hit or strike; to glance off.


wryngynge

wringing (alternative)
wringging (alternative)
wringinge (alternative)
wringyng (alternative)
wrynginge (alternative)
wryngyng (alternative)


knytten

knytten (infinitive)
to knytten (infinitive)
knytte (infinitive)
knytte (first-person present singular)
knytte (first-person past singular)
knytted (first-person past singular)
knyttest (present second-person singular)
knyttest (past second-person singular)
knyttedest (past second-person singular)
knytteth (present singular third-person)
knytte (past singular third-person)
knytted (past singular third-person)
knytte (present singular subjunctive)
knytte (past singular subjunctive)
knytted (past singular subjunctive)
knytte (imperative present singular)
knytten (plural present)
knytte (plural present)
knytten (past plural)
knytte (past plural)
knytteden (past plural)
knyttede (past plural)
knytteth (imperative plural present)
knytte (imperative plural present)
knyttynge (participle present)
knyttende (participle present)
knyt (participle past)
knytted (participle past)
yknyt (participle past)
yknytted (participle past)
knetten (alternative)
knitte (alternative)
knitten (alternative)
knutten (alternative)
knytte (alternative)
knyttyn (alternative)

English: knit

Scots: knit, knyt

From Old English cnyttan, from Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic *knutjaną, *knuttijaną.

To connect or secure; to join something to another (especially with rope):

To wrap or swaddle; to encase or surround in rope as to secure or amalgamate.

To secure, join together, close, or link by making a knot.

To make an irrevocable or permanent linkage or binding contract.

To join, unite or bring together; to make two things one.

To append or bring into another; to make one thing part of another.

To enter into or begin an endeavour, activity, or pursuit:

To instill or inculcate a belief, worldview, ideal, or ideology.

To work out an argument or treatise out of words or ideas.

To fix or repair; to stop something from being broken or in disrepair.

To make, tie or create a knot; to tie thread as to stay secure.

To solidify, compress or harden; to cause to congeal or become hardened.

(figuratively) To finish, finalise or terminate; to bring something to its end.

(rare) To be in a link, connection, or relationship with another thing.

(rare) To be joined, united or brought together.

(rare) To incorporate or include (secret or esoteric) meanings.

(rare) To close up or turn off; to stop from working.


cyftyn

(Promptorium Parvulorum) alternative form of syften


flien

flien (infinitive)
to flien (infinitive)
flie (infinitive)
flie (first-person present singular)
fleigh (first-person past singular)
flow (first-person past singular)
flew (first-person past singular)
fliest (present second-person singular)
flowe (past second-person singular)
flewe (past second-person singular)
fleigh (past second-person singular)
flow (past second-person singular)
flew (past second-person singular)
flieth (present singular third-person)
fleigh (past singular third-person)
flow (past singular third-person)
flew (past singular third-person)
flie (present singular subjunctive)
flowe (past singular subjunctive)
flewe (past singular subjunctive)
flie (imperative present singular)
flien (plural present)
flie (plural present)
flowen (past plural)
flowe (past plural)
flewen (past plural)
flewe (past plural)
flieth (imperative plural present)
flie (imperative plural present)
fliynge (participle present)
fliende (participle present)
flowen (participle past)
flowe (participle past)
yflowen (participle past)
yflowe (participle past)
fleȝhenn (alternative)
flyyn (alternative)
fleye (alternative)
flye (alternative)
fliȝe (alternative)
flei (alternative)
fley (alternative)
flyen (alternative)
fleen (alternative)
flen (alternative)

English: fly

Scots: fle

Yola: vlee

From Old English flēogan, from Proto-West Germanic *fleugan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą. This verb is often conflated with fleen (“to flee”).

(of clouds, stars, etc.) To move in the sky.

To travel with alacrity or haste; to rush.

(figurative) To proliferate; to be disseminated.

(rare, of gamebirds) To attack one's quarry or prey.


beþ

From Old English bēoþ (“present plural”).

alternative form of beth (“present plural form”)


beþ

From Old English bēoþ (“plural imperative”).

alternative form of beth (“plural imperative form”)


sinden

From Old English sindon, a variant of sind taking the suffix -on by analogy with earon etc.


defoil

defoil (third-person singular simple present defoileth, present participle defoilende, defoilynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle defoiled)

defoileth (present singular third-person)
defoilende (participle present)
defoilynge (participle present)
defoiled (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)

The meanwhile came in Sir Ector with an eager countenance, and found Ulfius and Brastias on foot, in great peril of death, that were foul defoiled under horse-feet.

1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur:


compassynge

compassenge (alternative)
compasing (alternative)
compassing (alternative)
compassyng (alternative)
cumpasyng (alternative)


encompassen

encompassen (infinitive)
to encompassen (infinitive)
encompasse (infinitive)
encompasse (first-person present singular)
encompassed (first-person past singular)
encompassest (present second-person singular)
encompassedest (past second-person singular)
encompasseth (present singular third-person)
encompassed (past singular third-person)
encompasse (present singular subjunctive)
encompassed (past singular subjunctive)
encompasse (imperative present singular)
encompassen (plural present)
encompasse (plural present)
encompasseden (past plural)
encompassede (past plural)
encompasseth (imperative plural present)
encompasse (imperative plural present)
encompassynge (participle present)
encompassende (participle present)
encompassed (participle past)
yencompassed (participle past)
encumpassen (alternative)

English: encompass


compassen

compassen (third-person singular simple present compasseth, present participle compassende, compassynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle compassed)

compasseth (present singular third-person)
compassende (participle present)
compassynge (participle present)
compassed (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
compassen (infinitive)
to compassen (infinitive)
compasse (infinitive)
compasse (first-person present singular)
compassed (first-person past singular)
compassest (present second-person singular)
compassedest (past second-person singular)
compasseth (present singular third-person)
compassed (past singular third-person)
compasse (present singular subjunctive)
compassed (past singular subjunctive)
compasse (imperative present singular)
compassen (plural present)
compasse (plural present)
compasseden (past plural)
compassede (past plural)
compasseth (imperative plural present)
compasse (imperative plural present)
compassynge (participle present)
compassende (participle present)
compassed (participle past)
ycompassed (participle past)
compasse (alternative)
conpassen (alternative)
cumpasen (alternative)
cumpasse (alternative)
cumpassen (alternative)

English: compass

From Old French compasser; equivalent to compass + -en (infinitival suffix).

To consider or ponder; to mentally explore:

(rare) To attain knowledge or comprehension of something.

(rare) To decide or select; to reach a decision or course of action.

(rare) To assume or remember; to be mindful of something.

The title of the hundrid and eiȝtthe ſalm. To victorye, the ſalm of Dauid. / God, holde thou not ſtille my preiſyng; for the mouth of the ſynner, and the mouth of the gileful man is openyd on me. / Thei ſpaken ayens me with a gileful tunge, and thei cumpassiden me with wordis of hatrede; and fouȝten ayens me with out cauſe.

a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Psalms 108:1-3”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

The title of the one hundred and eighth psalm: "To Victory; the Psalm of David". / God; don't hold still my praising, as the mouths of the sinners and the mouths of the guilty have opened against me. / They spoke against me with a guilty tongue, they plotted against me with words of hatred, and they fought against me without justification.

To launch an endeavor or enterprise; to act or accomplish:

To plan or scheme, especially surreptitiously or malignly.

To create or invent; to bring into existence.

To cover or surround; to have inside or within.

To travel throughout or within a region.

(rare) To avoid or bypass when traveling.

(rare) To use a compass (tool for drawing a circle)


werrynge

warynge (alternative)
wering (alternative)
werryng (alternative)


werreyen

werreyen (third-person singular simple present werreyeth, present participle werreyende, werreyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle werreyed)

werreyeth (present singular third-person)
werreyende (participle present)
werreyynge (participle present)
werreyed (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
werreyen (infinitive)
to werreyen (infinitive)
werreye (infinitive)
werreye (first-person present singular)
werreyed (first-person past singular)
werreyest (present second-person singular)
werreyedest (past second-person singular)
werreyeth (present singular third-person)
werreyed (past singular third-person)
werreye (present singular subjunctive)
werreyed (past singular subjunctive)
werreye (imperative present singular)
werreyen (plural present)
werreye (plural present)
werreyeden (past plural)
werreyede (past plural)
werreyeth (imperative plural present)
werreye (imperative plural present)
werreyynge (participle present)
werreyende (participle present)
werreyed (participle past)
ywerreyed (participle past)
werrey (alternative)
werry (alternative)
werrai (alternative)
werrien (alternative)
werraye (alternative)
werrei (alternative)
werreye (alternative)
werye (alternative)

English: warray (obsolete)

Scots: warra (obsolete)

From Old French werreier, from Vulgar Latin *werrizāre.

To attack, fight or war (against something); to be involved in armed conflict.

To attack a religion, a deity, or a spiritual leader or figure; to enter into religious conflict.

To denigrate, show enmity towards, or bring down a religion or deity.

(rare) To disavow or argue against a doctrine or belief.

(rare) To cause a commotion, conflict, or uprising; to stir up trouble.

(figurative, rare) To attract or court a romantic partner.


routen

From Old English hrutan (“to make a noise; snore”). Compare Middle Dutch ruten, ruyten, Old Swedish ruta, Old Norse hrjóta (“to burst, spring forth”).

cog

(hunting) To shout at or direct hounds by shouting.

This myller hath ſo wiſely bybbed ale / That as an horſe he ſnorteth in hys ſlepe / Ne of hys tayle behynde he toke no kepe / His wyfe bare to hym a bordon wel ſtrong / Men might hem here route a forlonge.

[1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Reues Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC, folio xvii, verso, column 2:

This miller hath so wisely bibbed ale / That as an horse he snorteth in his sleep / Nor of his tail behind he took no keep / His wife bore to him a burden [phrase or theme recurring in a ballad or folk song at the end of each verse] well strong / Men might him hear rout [snore] a furlong.


routen

Converted from the noun route. Compare Old French aroter.

In all that land no Christian durste route.

1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Man of Lawes Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:

Christians dared not assemble in that land


mosten

moste (alternative)
muste (alternative)
musten (alternative)

plural present/past indicative/subjunctive of moten (“to have to”)


trumpen

trumpen (infinitive)
to trumpen (infinitive)
trumpe (infinitive)
trumpe (first-person present singular)
trumped (first-person past singular)
trumpest (present second-person singular)
trumpedest (past second-person singular)
trumpeth (present singular third-person)
trumped (past singular third-person)
trumpe (present singular subjunctive)
trumped (past singular subjunctive)
trumpe (imperative present singular)
trumpen (plural present)
trumpe (plural present)
trumpeden (past plural)
trumpede (past plural)
trumpeth (imperative plural present)
trumpe (imperative plural present)
trumpynge (participle present)
trumpende (participle present)
trumped (participle past)
ytrumped (participle past)
trumpe (alternative)
trompe (alternative)
tromppe (alternative)
trumpon (alternative)
trompy (alternative)

English: trump

From Old French trumper; equivalent to trumpe + -en (infinitival suffix).


createn

createn (infinitive)
to createn (infinitive)
create (infinitive)
create (first-person present singular)
create (first-person past singular)
createst (present second-person singular)
createst (past second-person singular)
createth (present singular third-person)
create (past singular third-person)
create (present singular subjunctive)
create (past singular subjunctive)
create (imperative present singular)
createn (plural present)
create (plural present)
createn (past plural)
create (past plural)
createth (imperative plural present)
create (imperative plural present)
creatynge (participle present)
creatende (participle present)
creat (participle past)

English: create

Scots: creaut

From Latin creātus, the past participle of creō.

To grant or bestow a title or an office.


glaysse

(Late Middle English) alternative form of glasen (verb)


dyapren

dyapren (infinitive)
to dyapren (infinitive)
dyapre (infinitive)
dyapre (first-person present singular)
dyapred (first-person past singular)
dyaprest (present second-person singular)
dyapredest (past second-person singular)
dyapreth (present singular third-person)
dyapred (past singular third-person)
dyapre (present singular subjunctive)
dyapred (past singular subjunctive)
dyapre (imperative present singular)
dyapren (plural present)
dyapre (plural present)
dyapreden (past plural)
dyaprede (past plural)
dyapreth (imperative plural present)
dyapre (imperative plural present)
dyaprynge (participle present)
dyaprende (participle present)
dyapred (participle past)
ydyapred (participle past)
diapren (alternative)
diaper (alternative)

English: diaper

Scots: dyper

Borrowed from Old French diaprer, diasprer; equivalent to dyaper + -en (infinitival suffix).

To decorate fabric with repetitive patterns of shapes or emblems.


rotenn

(Ormulum) alternative form of roten (“to rot”)


rotiȝen

(Early Middle English) alternative form of roten (“to rot”)


rooton

(Late Middle English) alternative form of roten (“to rot”)


ȝegan

(Early Middle English) alternative form of gon (“gone”)


gronen

gronen (infinitive)
to gronen (infinitive)
grone (infinitive)
grone (first-person present singular)
groned (first-person past singular)
gronest (present second-person singular)
gronedest (past second-person singular)
groneth (present singular third-person)
groned (past singular third-person)
grone (present singular subjunctive)
groned (past singular subjunctive)
grone (imperative present singular)
gronen (plural present)
grone (plural present)
groneden (past plural)
gronede (past plural)
groneth (imperative plural present)
grone (imperative plural present)
gronynge (participle present)
gronende (participle present)
groned (participle past)
ygroned (participle past)
grane (alternative)
gron (alternative)
grone (alternative)
groni (alternative)
gronyn (alternative)
groone (alternative)
granien (alternative Early-Middle-English)
granin (alternative Early-Middle-English)

English: groan

Scots: grane, grain

Inherited from Old English grānian, from Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną, a derivative of *grīnaną (which didn't leave any descendants in Middle English).

gloss

To groan; to make a groaning or moaning sound:

To groan as an animal; to make beastly calls.

To mumble, especially to protest (compare modern English moan in semantics).

To develop or have an illness or disease.

(rare) To pass away; to suffer from death.


granien

(Early Middle English) alternative form of gronen


gronynge

From Old English grānung; equivalent to gronen + -ing.

granyng (alternative)
groning (alternative)
groninge (alternative)
gronyng (alternative)
graning (alternative Early-Middle-English)
graninge (alternative Early-Middle-English)
granunge (alternative Early-Middle-English)


groynen

groynen (infinitive)
to groynen (infinitive)
groyne (infinitive)
groyne (first-person present singular)
groyned (first-person past singular)
groynest (present second-person singular)
groynedest (past second-person singular)
groyneth (present singular third-person)
groyned (past singular third-person)
groyne (present singular subjunctive)
groyned (past singular subjunctive)
groyne (imperative present singular)
groynen (plural present)
groyne (plural present)
groyneden (past plural)
groynede (past plural)
groyneth (imperative plural present)
groyne (imperative plural present)
groynynge (participle present)
groynende (participle present)
groyned (participle past)
ygroyned (participle past)
gronye (alternative)
grunny (alternative)
growne (alternative)
groun (alternative)
gruynen (alternative)
groignen (alternative)
grunie (alternative)
groyne (alternative)

English: groin

Scots: groin

From a mixture of Old French groignier, grougnier (from Latin grunniō) and Old English grunnian (from Proto-Germanic *grunnōną). Equivalent to groyn + -en (infinitival suffix).

To mumble, growl or babble (often in complaint).

(of animals) To make a gnarling or groaning sound.


grunten

enm-verb

grunten (third-person singular simple present grunteth, present participle gruntynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative grunte, past participle grunt)

grunteth (present singular third-person)
gruntynge (participle present)
grunte (first-person indicative past singular third-person)
grunt (participle past)
grunten (infinitive)
to grunten (infinitive)
grunte (infinitive)
grunte (first-person present singular)
grunte (first-person past singular)
grunted (first-person past singular)
gruntest (present second-person singular)
gruntest (past second-person singular)
gruntedest (past second-person singular)
grunteth (present singular third-person)
grunte (past singular third-person)
grunted (past singular third-person)
grunte (present singular subjunctive)
grunte (past singular subjunctive)
grunted (past singular subjunctive)
grunte (imperative present singular)
grunten (plural present)
grunte (plural present)
grunten (past plural)
grunte (past plural)
grunteden (past plural)
gruntede (past plural)
grunteth (imperative plural present)
grunte (imperative plural present)
gruntynge (participle present)
gruntende (participle present)
grunt (participle past)
grunted (participle past)
gronte (alternative)
gronten (alternative)
grunt (alternative)
grunte (alternative)
grunton (alternative)

English: grunt

Scots: grunt

Inherited from Old English grunnettan, from Proto-West Germanic *grunnattjan, from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną. Equivalent to groynen + -ten.

To grunt or groan as or like an animal; to make beastly calls.

To moan; to make a groaning or moaning sound.


gruntynge

grontinge (alternative)
gronttyng (alternative)
grontynge (alternative)
gruntyng (alternative)


femen

femen (infinitive)
to femen (infinitive)
feme (infinitive)
feme (first-person present singular)
femed (first-person past singular)
femde (first-person past singular)
femest (present second-person singular)
femedest (past second-person singular)
femdest (past second-person singular)
femeth (present singular third-person)
femed (past singular third-person)
femde (past singular third-person)
feme (present singular subjunctive)
femed (past singular subjunctive)
femde (past singular subjunctive)
feme (imperative present singular)
femen (plural present)
feme (plural present)
femeden (past plural)
femede (past plural)
femden (past plural)
femde (past plural)
femeth (imperative plural present)
feme (imperative plural present)
femynge (participle present)
femende (participle present)
femed (participle past)
femd (participle past)
yfemed (participle past)
yfemd (participle past)
feme (alternative)
feamin (alternative Early-Middle-English)

From Old English fǣman, from Proto-West Germanic *faimijan; compare fomen.

To emit foam from the mouth; to be irate.


chalengen

chalengen (third-person singular simple present chalengeth, present participle chalengende, chalengynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle chalenged)

chalengeth (present singular third-person)
chalengende (participle present)
chalengynge (participle present)
chalenged (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
chalengen (infinitive)
to chalengen (infinitive)
chalenge (infinitive)
chalenge (first-person present singular)
chalenged (first-person past singular)
chalengest (present second-person singular)
chalengedest (past second-person singular)
chalengeth (present singular third-person)
chalenged (past singular third-person)
chalenge (present singular subjunctive)
chalenged (past singular subjunctive)
chalenge (imperative present singular)
chalengen (plural present)
chalenge (plural present)
chalengeden (past plural)
chalengede (past plural)
chalengeth (imperative plural present)
chalenge (imperative plural present)
chalengynge (participle present)
chalengende (participle present)
chalenged (participle past)
ychalenged (participle past)
calange (alternative)
calangy (alternative)
calenge (alternative)
calengen (alternative)
chalange (alternative)
chalengyn (alternative)
challengen (alternative)
kalange (alternative)

English: challenge

Scots: challenge

Borrowed from Old French chalengier, chalongier, chalenger, from Latin calumnior; equivalent to chalenge + -en (infinitival suffix).

To counter, oppose, argue, or be against (something or someone):

To insult, criticise, or reprehend (something or someone).

To make a (malicious and wrongful) accusation or allegation.

(rare) To act with undeserved malice towards someone.

(rare) To punish or penalise someone (for their behaviour)

To claim a possession, right, or privilege:

To appropriate or expropriate; to take wrongfully or forcibly.

(rare) To forcibly request or order; to make a demand.

To search or look for something; to seek out.

(rare) To win a conflict or engagement; to defeat one's enemies.

(rare) To supply a reason for entering into a duel.


chalengynge

chalangeynge (alternative)
chalangyng (alternative)
chalangynge (alternative)
chalenchinge (alternative)
chalenging (alternative)
chalenginge (alternative)
chalengyng (alternative)
chalyngynge (alternative)


voysen

voysen (infinitive)
to voysen (infinitive)
voyse (infinitive)
voyse (first-person present singular)
voysed (first-person past singular)
voysest (present second-person singular)
voysedest (past second-person singular)
voyseth (present singular third-person)
voysed (past singular third-person)
voyse (present singular subjunctive)
voysed (past singular subjunctive)
voyse (imperative present singular)
voysen (plural present)
voyse (plural present)
voyseden (past plural)
voysede (past plural)
voyseth (imperative plural present)
voyse (imperative plural present)
voysynge (participle present)
voysende (participle present)
voysed (participle past)
yvoysed (participle past)
voicen (alternative)
voisen (alternative)
voycen (alternative)

English: voice

To be generally claimed or held to be or have (a specific quality).

(rare) To have a specified type of voice or speech.


allien

allien (infinitive)
to allien (infinitive)
allie (infinitive)
allie (first-person present singular)
allied (first-person past singular)
alliest (present second-person singular)
alliedest (past second-person singular)
allieth (present singular third-person)
allied (past singular third-person)
allie (present singular subjunctive)
allied (past singular subjunctive)
allie (imperative present singular)
allien (plural present)
allie (plural present)
allieden (past plural)
alliede (past plural)
allieth (imperative plural present)
allie (imperative plural present)
alliynge (participle present)
alliende (participle present)
allied (participle past)
yallied (participle past)
alien (alternative)
allyen (alternative)
allye (alternative)
alie (alternative)
a-lye (alternative)

English: ally

Scots: ally

From Old French alier, from Latin alligō, adligō.

To blend, bring together or unite ingredients in cooking.

To join or fuse; to make a linkage or connection.

(rare) To stick or keep to a promise or compact.

(rare) To join battle; to start fighting.

(rare) To assemble or be amassed (of troops).

(rare) To link someone to their compatriot.


asskenn

(Ormulum) alternative form of axen (“to ask”)


brochen

brochen (infinitive)
to brochen (infinitive)
broche (infinitive)
broche (first-person present singular)
broched (first-person past singular)
brochest (present second-person singular)
brochedest (past second-person singular)
brocheth (present singular third-person)
broched (past singular third-person)
broche (present singular subjunctive)
broched (past singular subjunctive)
broche (imperative present singular)
brochen (plural present)
broche (plural present)
brocheden (past plural)
brochede (past plural)
brocheth (imperative plural present)
broche (imperative plural present)
brochynge (participle present)
brochende (participle present)
broched (participle past)
ybroched (participle past)
broche (alternative)
brochyn (alternative)

English: broach

Scots: broach

/ˈbrɔːt͡ʃən/

From Old French brochier; equivalent to broche + -en (infinitival suffix).

To impale or stab; to make a wound in something.

To put (meat) on a skewer or pole for cooking.

(rare) To broach (a barrel); to extract fluid.

(rare) To perform sewing to close a gap.


intronizen

intronizen (infinitive)
to intronizen (infinitive)
intronize (infinitive)
intronize (first-person present singular)
intronized (first-person past singular)
intronizest (present second-person singular)
intronizedest (past second-person singular)
intronizeth (present singular third-person)
intronized (past singular third-person)
intronize (present singular subjunctive)
intronized (past singular subjunctive)
intronize (imperative present singular)
intronizen (plural present)
intronize (plural present)
intronizeden (past plural)
intronizede (past plural)
intronizeth (imperative plural present)
intronize (imperative plural present)
intronizynge (participle present)
intronizende (participle present)
intronized (participle past)
yintronized (participle past)
entronizen (alternative)

desc

English: inthronize, enthronize, enthronise (obsolete)

From Old French introniser, entronisier, from Late Latin inthronizare, intronizāre, from Ancient Greek ἐνθρονίζειν (enthronízein); equivalent to en- + trone (“throne”) + -izen.

der

To enthrone, to place on a royal seat; to elevate to a throne or perform enthronement.


freondin

(Early Middle English) alternative form of frenden


corounen

corounen (infinitive)
to corounen (infinitive)
coroune (infinitive)
coroune (first-person present singular)
corouned (first-person past singular)
corounest (present second-person singular)
corounedest (past second-person singular)
corouneth (present singular third-person)
corouned (past singular third-person)
coroune (present singular subjunctive)
corouned (past singular subjunctive)
coroune (imperative present singular)
corounen (plural present)
coroune (plural present)
corouneden (past plural)
corounede (past plural)
corouneth (imperative plural present)
coroune (imperative plural present)
corounynge (participle present)
corounende (participle present)
corouned (participle past)
ycorouned (participle past)
coroune (alternative)
corown (alternative)
crowne (alternative)
coronen (alternative)
crownen (alternative)
crounen (alternative)
crunen (alternative)
corownen (alternative)
cruni (alternative)

English: crown

Scots: croun, croon

From Old French coroner (modern French couronner), from Latin corōnō; equivalent to coroune + -en (infinitival suffix).

To put a crown on one's head (often as a symbol of power or might):

To crown; to perform a crowning or install as monarch.

To crown with a chaplet in recognition of winning or achievement.

(theology, rare) To raise a god or saint to a dignity.

To instill or cause a condition, feeling or mental state; to grant.

To let or allow into a monastic community or grouping.

(theology) To raise a virtuous people to Heaven.

(Christianity) To install a high ecclesiastical figure.

(rare) To wear a crown; to have a crown on one's head.

(rare) To grant an influential office or duty.

(rare) To have a specified kind of flower.

(rare) To put the top portion of a brick wall on.


officen

officen (infinitive)
to officen (infinitive)
office (infinitive)
office (first-person present singular)
officed (first-person past singular)
officest (present second-person singular)
officedest (past second-person singular)
officeth (present singular third-person)
officed (past singular third-person)
office (present singular subjunctive)
officed (past singular subjunctive)
office (imperative present singular)
officen (plural present)
office (plural present)
officeden (past plural)
officede (past plural)
officeth (imperative plural present)
office (imperative plural present)
officynge (participle present)
officende (participle present)
officed (participle past)
yofficed (participle past)
office (alternative)
officee (alternative)
officien (alternative)

From Old French officier (modern French officier), from Latin officiō; equivalent to office + -en (infinitival suffix).

(rare, Late Middle English) To execute a Christian worship service.


houselen

houselen (infinitive)
to houselen (infinitive)
housele (infinitive)
housele (first-person present singular)
houseled (first-person past singular)
houselest (present second-person singular)
houseledest (past second-person singular)
houseleth (present singular third-person)
houseled (past singular third-person)
housele (present singular subjunctive)
houseled (past singular subjunctive)
housele (imperative present singular)
houselen (plural present)
housele (plural present)
houseleden (past plural)
houselede (past plural)
houseleth (imperative plural present)
housele (imperative plural present)
houselynge (participle present)
houselende (participle present)
houseled (participle past)
yhouseled (participle past)
huslenn (alternative)
howselen (alternative)
hoselyn (alternative)
hoslen (alternative)
hoseli (alternative)
houseli (alternative)
hously (alternative)
hosele (alternative)
howsle (alternative)
housel (alternative)
howsell (alternative)
howsyll (alternative)

English: housel (archaic)

From Old English hūslian, from Proto-Germanic *hunslōną; equivalent to housel + -en (infinitival suffix).


tappyn

alternative form of tappen (“to touch gently”)


horyen

horyen (infinitive)
to horyen (infinitive)
horye (infinitive)
horye (first-person present singular)
horyed (first-person past singular)
horyest (present second-person singular)
horyedest (past second-person singular)
horyeth (present singular third-person)
horyed (past singular third-person)
horye (present singular subjunctive)
horyed (past singular subjunctive)
horye (imperative present singular)
horyen (plural present)
horye (plural present)
horyeden (past plural)
horyede (past plural)
horyeth (imperative plural present)
horye (imperative plural present)
horyynge (participle present)
horyende (participle present)
horyed (participle past)
yhoryed (participle past)
hore (alternative)
hure (alternative)

From Old English ġehorwian, ġehorgian, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwōną; equivalent to hore (“muck”) + -en (infinitival suffix).


angren

enm-verb

angren (third-person singular simple present angreth, present participle angrende, angrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle angred)

angreth (present singular third-person)
angrende (participle present)
angrynge (participle present)
angred (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
angren (infinitive)
to angren (infinitive)
angre (infinitive)
angre (first-person present singular)
angred (first-person past singular)
angrest (present second-person singular)
angredest (past second-person singular)
angreth (present singular third-person)
angred (past singular third-person)
angre (present singular subjunctive)
angred (past singular subjunctive)
angre (imperative present singular)
angren (plural present)
angre (plural present)
angreden (past plural)
angrede (past plural)
angreth (imperative plural present)
angre (imperative plural present)
angrynge (participle present)
angrende (participle present)
angred (participle past)
yangred (participle past)
anger (alternative)
angeren (alternative)
angir (alternative)
angur (alternative)
angre (alternative)
annꟑrenn (alternative Ormulum)

English: anger

Scots: anger

Yola: angerth (adj.)

Borrowed from Old Norse angra; equivalent to anger (“distress, annoyance, anger”) + -en (infinitival suffix).

af

And soo whan she herd how the quene was an angred for the dethe of syre Patryse / Thenne she told it openly that she was neuer gylty
"And so when she heard how the queen was an-angered for the death of Sir Patrise, then she told it openly that she was never guilty"

1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XVIII, Chapter viii leaf 369r:

To be annoyed, angry or upset; to be in a state of mental stress.

To annoy, anger, aggravate, or rile; to make angry.

(rare) To hurt; to inflict injury or afflictions upon someone.

(rare) To cause to be inflamed or swollen (of injuries).


angwischen

angwischen (infinitive)
to angwischen (infinitive)
angwische (infinitive)
angwische (first-person present singular)
angwisched (first-person past singular)
angwischest (present second-person singular)
angwischedest (past second-person singular)
angwischeth (present singular third-person)
angwisched (past singular third-person)
angwische (present singular subjunctive)
angwisched (past singular subjunctive)
angwische (imperative present singular)
angwischen (plural present)
angwische (plural present)
angwischeden (past plural)
angwischede (past plural)
angwischeth (imperative plural present)
angwische (imperative plural present)
angwischynge (participle present)
angwischende (participle present)
angwisched (participle past)
yangwisched (participle past)
anguyschen (alternative)
anguisen (alternative)
anguisi (alternative)
angwyshe (alternative)

English: anguish (verb)

From Old French angoissier; equivalent to angwissh + -en (infinitival suffix).

To torture or injure; to cause distress or anguish.

(rare) To feel or express intense pain or distress.


bethrowen

English: bethrow

From Old English beþrāwan (“to twist”), equivalent to be- + throwen. Cognate with West Frisian bedraaie (“to cheat, deceive”), Dutch bedraaien (“to involve”), German bedrehen (“to heave to, come to”).


storien

storien (infinitive)
to storien (infinitive)
storie (infinitive)
storie (first-person present singular)
storied (first-person past singular)
storiest (present second-person singular)
storiedest (past second-person singular)
storieth (present singular third-person)
storied (past singular third-person)
storie (present singular subjunctive)
storied (past singular subjunctive)
storie (imperative present singular)
storien (plural present)
storie (plural present)
storieden (past plural)
storiede (past plural)
storieth (imperative plural present)
storie (imperative plural present)
storiynge (participle present)
storiende (participle present)
storied (participle past)
ystoried (participle past)
storie (alternative)

English: story (verb)

To incorporate or note in a historical work.

To show or depict a historical narrative.


fearen

(Early Middle English) alternative form of faren


durste

first/third-person singular past indicative

inflection of durren:
second-person singular past indicative

inflection of durren:
singular past subjunctive

inflection of durren:
plural past indicative/subjunctive


disparagen

disparagen (infinitive)
to disparagen (infinitive)
disparage (infinitive)
disparage (first-person present singular)
disparaged (first-person past singular)
disparage (first-person past singular)
disparagest (present second-person singular)
disparagedest (past second-person singular)
disparagest (past second-person singular)
disparageth (present singular third-person)
disparaged (past singular third-person)
disparage (past singular third-person)
disparage (present singular subjunctive)
disparaged (past singular subjunctive)
disparage (past singular subjunctive)
disparage (imperative present singular)
disparagen (plural present)
disparage (plural present)
disparageden (past plural)
disparagede (past plural)
disparagen (past plural)
disparage (past plural)
disparageth (imperative plural present)
disparage (imperative plural present)
disparagynge (participle present)
disparagende (participle present)
disparaged (participle past)
disparag (participle past)
ydisparaged (participle past)
desparage (alternative)
disparage (alternative)
dysparage (alternative)
dysperage (alternative)
disperage (alternative)
disperge (alternative)
disparege (alternative)

English: disparage (verb)

From Old French disparagier; equivalent to disparage + -en (infinitival suffix).

To shame or lower one's societal place; to bring into ignominy.

(rare, euphemistic) To have extramarital (and often nonconsensual) sex with a woman.

(rare) To shame or humiliate a divinity or god.

(rare) To ruin, reduce, or devastate; to make into nothing.


poynen

enm-verb

poynen (third-person singular simple present poyneth, present participle poynende, poynynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle poyned)

poyneth (present singular third-person)
poynende (participle present)
poynynge (participle present)
poyned (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
poynen (infinitive)
to poynen (infinitive)
poyne (infinitive)
poyne (first-person present singular)
poyned (first-person past singular)
poynest (present second-person singular)
poynedest (past second-person singular)
poyneth (present singular third-person)
poyned (past singular third-person)
poyne (present singular subjunctive)
poyned (past singular subjunctive)
poyne (imperative present singular)
poynen (plural present)
poyne (plural present)
poyneden (past plural)
poynede (past plural)
poyneth (imperative plural present)
poyne (imperative plural present)
poynynge (participle present)
poynende (participle present)
poyned (participle past)
ypoyned (participle past)
poygnen (alternative)
poyne (alternative)

From Old French poindre, from Latin pungō, from Proto-Italic *pungō.

To hassle or harass; to cause annoyance.


mouwe

alternative form of mowen (“to be able to”)


daunten

daunten (third-person singular simple present daunteth, present participle dauntende, dauntynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle daunted)

daunteth (present singular third-person)
dauntende (participle present)
dauntynge (participle present)
daunted (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
daunten (infinitive)
to daunten (infinitive)
daunte (infinitive)
daunte (first-person present singular)
daunted (first-person past singular)
dauntest (present second-person singular)
dauntedest (past second-person singular)
daunteth (present singular third-person)
daunted (past singular third-person)
daunte (present singular subjunctive)
daunted (past singular subjunctive)
daunte (imperative present singular)
daunten (plural present)
daunte (plural present)
daunteden (past plural)
dauntede (past plural)
daunteth (imperative plural present)
daunte (imperative plural present)
dauntynge (participle present)
dauntende (participle present)
daunted (participle past)
ydaunted (participle past)
danten (alternative)
daunt (alternative)
daunte (alternative)
dawnt (alternative)
dawnten (alternative)
dawntyn (alternative)

English: daunt

Scots: daunt

Borrowed from Old French danter, donter, from Latin domitō.

To attain victory and control over; to subjugate.

To overwhelm; to make obedient or compliant.

To domesticate or exert command over animals.

To stem, curb or check feelings, speech or moodiness.

(rare) To butter up; to praise to win influence.


versifien

versifien (infinitive)
to versifien (infinitive)
versifie (infinitive)
versifie (first-person present singular)
versified (first-person past singular)
versifiest (present second-person singular)
versifiedest (past second-person singular)
versifieth (present singular third-person)
versified (past singular third-person)
versifie (present singular subjunctive)
versified (past singular subjunctive)
versifie (imperative present singular)
versifien (plural present)
versifie (plural present)
versifieden (past plural)
versifiede (past plural)
versifieth (imperative plural present)
versifie (imperative plural present)
versifiynge (participle present)
versifiende (participle present)
versified (participle past)
yversified (participle past)
versifye (alternative)
versefiȝe (alternative)
versfy (alternative)
versevy (alternative)
versyfyyn (alternative)
vercifie (alternative)

English: versify

From Old French versifier, from Latin versificō; equivalent to vers + -ifien.


translaten

translaten (infinitive)
to translaten (infinitive)
translate (infinitive)
translate (first-person present singular)
translated (first-person past singular)
translatest (present second-person singular)
translatedest (past second-person singular)
translateth (present singular third-person)
translated (past singular third-person)
translate (present singular subjunctive)
translated (past singular subjunctive)
translate (imperative present singular)
translaten (plural present)
translate (plural present)
translateden (past plural)
translatede (past plural)
translateth (imperative plural present)
translate (imperative plural present)
translatynge (participle present)
translatende (participle present)
translated (participle past)
ytranslated (participle past)
translat (alternative)
translate (alternative)

English: translate

Borrowed from Old French translater, tranlater, borrowed itself from Latin trānslātus, past participle of trānsferō.

To transport or move; to cause to change place:

To transfer a cleric from one place to another.

To remove a relic or remains (usually for relocation).

To translate; to convert from one language into another.

To confiscate or take over a fief or country.

To move into Heaven without causing death.

To transfigure, modify, or alter; to make changes to.

To supersede, displace, or change completely.

(rare) To modify one's or people's loyalties.

(rare) To renounce one's ownership over a fief or country.


translatynge

translating (alternative)
translatyng (alternative)


thryven

thryven (infinitive)
to thryven (infinitive)
thryve (infinitive)
thryve (first-person present singular)
throf (first-person past singular)
thryvest (present second-person singular)
throve (past second-person singular)
thryve (past second-person singular)
threve (past second-person singular)
throf (past second-person singular)
thryveth (present singular third-person)
throf (past singular third-person)
thryve (present singular subjunctive)
throve (past singular subjunctive)
thryve (past singular subjunctive)
threve (past singular subjunctive)
thryve (imperative present singular)
thryven (plural present)
thryve (plural present)
throven (past plural)
throve (past plural)
thryven (past plural)
thryve (past plural)
threven (past plural)
threve (past plural)
thryveth (imperative plural present)
thryve (imperative plural present)
thryvynge (participle present)
thryvende (participle present)
thryven (participle past)
thryve (participle past)
threven (participle past)
threve (participle past)
thriven (alternative)
þriven (alternative)
þrifenn (alternative)
þryve (alternative)
þryve (alternative)
thryfe (alternative)
thryve (alternative)
þryven (alternative)
þryjven (alternative)

English: thrive

Scots: thrive

Yola: threeve

From Old Norse þrífa, from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną. Cognates include Old Swedish þrīvas.

To acquire prosperity or fortune; to succeed.

To be well or fit; to thrive and be active.

To acquire a beneficial attribute or characteristic.

To sprout, age or become bigger; to experience growth or development.

(rare) To intensify; to increase in magnitude.


freosen

(Early Middle English) alternative form of fresen


repeten

English: repeat

From Middle French repeter, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, repetere, from the prefix re- (“again”) + peto (“attack, beseech”).


blosmen

blosmen (third-person singular simple present blosmeth, present participle blosmende, blosmynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle blosmed)

blosmeth (present singular third-person)
blosmende (participle present)
blosmynge (participle present)
blosmed (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
blosmen (infinitive)
to blosmen (infinitive)
blosme (infinitive)
blosme (first-person present singular)
blosmed (first-person past singular)
blosmest (present second-person singular)
blosmedest (past second-person singular)
blosmeth (present singular third-person)
blosmed (past singular third-person)
blosme (present singular subjunctive)
blosmed (past singular subjunctive)
blosme (imperative present singular)
blosmen (plural present)
blosme (plural present)
blosmeden (past plural)
blosmede (past plural)
blosmeth (imperative plural present)
blosme (imperative plural present)
blosmynge (participle present)
blosmende (participle present)
blosmed (participle past)
yblosmed (participle past)
blosme (alternative)
blosmyn (alternative)
blossemen (alternative)
blossmen (alternative)

English: blossom

Scots: blossom

From Old English blostmian; equivalent to blosme + -en (infinitival suffix).


blosmen

From Old English blostman, nominative plural of blostma, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmaniz, nominative plural of *blōstmô; equivalent to blosme + -en (plural suffix).


darten

darten (infinitive)
to darten (infinitive)
darte (infinitive)
darte (first-person present singular)
darted (first-person past singular)
darte (first-person past singular)
dartest (present second-person singular)
dartedest (past second-person singular)
dartest (past second-person singular)
darteth (present singular third-person)
darted (past singular third-person)
darte (past singular third-person)
darte (present singular subjunctive)
darted (past singular subjunctive)
darte (past singular subjunctive)
darte (imperative present singular)
darten (plural present)
darte (plural present)
darteden (past plural)
dartede (past plural)
darten (past plural)
darte (past plural)
darteth (imperative plural present)
darte (imperative plural present)
dartynge (participle present)
dartende (participle present)
darted (participle past)
dart (participle past)
ydarted (participle past)
ydart (participle past)
dart (alternative)

English: dart


childen

childen (infinitive)
to childen (infinitive)
childe (infinitive)
childe (first-person present singular)
childed (first-person past singular)
childest (present second-person singular)
childedest (past second-person singular)
childeth (present singular third-person)
childed (past singular third-person)
childe (present singular subjunctive)
childed (past singular subjunctive)
childe (imperative present singular)
childen (plural present)
childe (plural present)
childeden (past plural)
childede (past plural)
childeth (imperative plural present)
childe (imperative plural present)
childynge (participle present)
childende (participle present)
childed (participle past)
ychilded (participle past)
childenn (alternative)
childi (alternative)
chylden (alternative)
chyld (alternative)

English: child (verb) (archaic)

(ambitransitive) To give birth to a child; to beget or procreate.

(transitive) To create; to become the progenitor of.


childi

(Early Middle English) alternative form of childen


gomeni

(Early Middle English) alternative form of gamen


welkyn

Possibly related to or from Middle Low German welken or Middle Dutch welken.

alternative form of welken (“to dry out”)


differren

differren (infinitive)
to differren (infinitive)
differre (infinitive)
differre (first-person present singular)
differred (first-person past singular)
differrest (present second-person singular)
differredest (past second-person singular)
differreth (present singular third-person)
differred (past singular third-person)
differre (present singular subjunctive)
differred (past singular subjunctive)
differre (imperative present singular)
differren (plural present)
differre (plural present)
differreden (past plural)
differrede (past plural)
differreth (imperative plural present)
differre (imperative plural present)
differrynge (participle present)
differrende (participle present)
differred (participle past)
ydifferred (participle past)
deferre (alternative)
deferren (alternative)
defferre (alternative)
differre (alternative)
dyfferre (alternative)

English: differ; defer (Etymology 1)

Scots: differ

Borrowed from Old French differer, diferer, from Latin differō.

To postpone or defer; to do later than was planned.

(rare) To differ; to be dissimilar from.

(rare) To avoid thinking about; to block from thought.

(rare) To block or halt; to cause to stop.

(rare) To make different or dissimilar from.


differren

differren (infinitive)
to differren (infinitive)
differre (infinitive)
differre (first-person present singular)
differred (first-person past singular)
differrest (present second-person singular)
differredest (past second-person singular)
differreth (present singular third-person)
differred (past singular third-person)
differre (present singular subjunctive)
differred (past singular subjunctive)
differre (imperative present singular)
differren (plural present)
differre (plural present)
differreden (past plural)
differrede (past plural)
differreth (imperative plural present)
differre (imperative plural present)
differrynge (participle present)
differrende (participle present)
differred (participle past)
ydifferred (participle past)
deferre (alternative)
dyfferryn (alternative)

defer (Etymology 2)

Borrowed from Middle French déférer, from Latin dēferō.

(Late Middle English, rare) To send to one's superiors; to refer for judgement.


deferren

alternative form of differren (“to postpone”)


dyfferryn

alternative form of differren (“to refer for judgement”)


recoveren

recoveren (infinitive)
to recoveren (infinitive)
recovere (infinitive)
recovere (first-person present singular)
recovered (first-person past singular)
recoverest (present second-person singular)
recoveredest (past second-person singular)
recovereth (present singular third-person)
recovered (past singular third-person)
recovere (present singular subjunctive)
recovered (past singular subjunctive)
recovere (imperative present singular)
recoveren (plural present)
recovere (plural present)
recovereden (past plural)
recoverede (past plural)
recovereth (imperative plural present)
recovere (imperative plural present)
recoverynge (participle present)
recoverende (participle present)
recovered (participle past)
yrecovered (participle past)
rekever (alternative)
rekevere (alternative)
rekevery (alternative)
rekeveren (alternative)
recovri (alternative)
recover (alternative)
recovere (alternative)
rekovere (alternative)
recuver (alternative)
recuvre (alternative)
recuvery (alternative)
rekivere (alternative)
rekiveren (alternative)
rekyveren (alternative)

English: recover

From Anglo-Norman recoverer, from Latin recuperō, from earlier reciperō; equivalent to re- + coveren (“to recover”).

To get back; to recover possession or use of (a faculty, power, territory, member, etc.):

To become healthy again; to recuperate from an illness or wound.

(rare) To come back from a faint; to regain consciousness or life.

(law) To be compensated for damages or have something restored.

(rare) To come back from military defeat; to renew oneself.

To aid or assist; to lend a hand or provide assistance to someone:

To emotionally revitalise or regenerate; to heal bad feelings or mood.

To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of.

(rare) To make better or healthier; to heal or cause to recuperate.

To get hold of; to take into one's possession or ownership.

To win; to obtain success, victory, or prosperity.

To stand up or cause to stand up again (after being knocked down)

(rare) To come somewhere; to get to a destination.

(rare) To come back somewhere; to revisit (especially while retreating)

(rare) To do a second time; to cause to recur or reoccur.


wrawen

wrawen (infinitive)
to wrawen (infinitive)
wrawe (infinitive)
wrawe (first-person present singular)
wrawed (first-person past singular)
wrawest (present second-person singular)
wrawedest (past second-person singular)
wraweth (present singular third-person)
wrawed (past singular third-person)
wrawe (present singular subjunctive)
wrawed (past singular subjunctive)
wrawe (imperative present singular)
wrawen (plural present)
wrawe (plural present)
wraweden (past plural)
wrawede (past plural)
wraweth (imperative plural present)
wrawe (imperative plural present)
wrawynge (participle present)
wrawende (participle present)
wrawed (participle past)
ywrawed (participle past)
wraghe (alternative)
wraȝen (alternative)


enhauncen

enhauncen (third-person singular simple present enhaunceth, present participle enhauncende, enhauncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enhaunced)

enhaunceth (present singular third-person)
enhauncende (participle present)
enhauncynge (participle present)
enhaunced (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
enhauncen (infinitive)
to enhauncen (infinitive)
enhaunce (infinitive)
enhaunce (first-person present singular)
enhaunced (first-person past singular)
enhauncest (present second-person singular)
enhauncedest (past second-person singular)
enhaunceth (present singular third-person)
enhaunced (past singular third-person)
enhaunce (present singular subjunctive)
enhaunced (past singular subjunctive)
enhaunce (imperative present singular)
enhauncen (plural present)
enhaunce (plural present)
enhaunceden (past plural)
enhauncede (past plural)
enhaunceth (imperative plural present)
enhaunce (imperative plural present)
enhauncynge (participle present)
enhauncende (participle present)
enhaunced (participle past)
anhaunse (alternative)
anhaunsen (alternative)
enhansen (alternative)
enhaunce (alternative)
enhaunse (alternative)
enhaunsen (alternative)
anhawncen (alternative Late-Middle-English)
enhance (alternative Late-Middle-English)
enhaunsyn (alternative Late-Middle-English)
enhawnce (alternative Late-Middle-English)
enhawse (alternative Late-Middle-English)
in-hawnse (alternative Late-Middle-English)
anansy (alternative Southern)
anhansy (alternative Southern)

English: enhance

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enhauncer, from Vulgar Latin *inaltiāre.
The second /n/ is an unetymological excrescence.

To improve or promote someone:
To extol or gladden; to give praise to.

To honour; to give a high office or dignity.

To provide with knowledge, wealth or power.

To feel conceited or vain; to have excessive pride.

(rare) To instill pride or vanity; to make vain.

(rare) To make a (source of sound) louder or more prominent.

(rare, astrology) To be influential (of a planet).


enhaunsyn

(Late Middle English) alternative form of enhauncen


anhansy

(Southern) alternative form of enhauncen


makien

(Early Middle English) alternative form of maken


bisegen

bisegen (infinitive)
to bisegen (infinitive)
bisege (infinitive)
bisege (first-person present singular)
biseged (first-person past singular)
bisegest (present second-person singular)
bisegedest (past second-person singular)
bisegeth (present singular third-person)
biseged (past singular third-person)
bisege (present singular subjunctive)
biseged (past singular subjunctive)
bisege (imperative present singular)
bisegen (plural present)
bisege (plural present)
bisegeden (past plural)
bisegede (past plural)
bisegeth (imperative plural present)
bisege (imperative plural present)
bisegynge (participle present)
bisegende (participle present)
biseged (participle past)
ybiseged (participle past)
besegen (alternative)

English: besiege

If hungur riſiþ in þe lond and peſtilence and ruſt and wynd diſtriynge cornes and a locuste and bꝛuke comeþ and if enemyes biſegen þe ȝatis of þe citee aftir þat þe cuntreis ben diſtried and al veniaunce and ſikenesse oppꝛeſſiþ[…]

a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “2 Paralipomenon 6:28”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

If hunger rises in the land, and pestilence, rust, wind, destroying grain, and locusts and their young come, and if enemies besiege a city's gates after the city's surrounds are ruined, and when any destruction and disease oppresses (people) […]


feblischen

feblischen (infinitive)
to feblischen (infinitive)
feblische (infinitive)
feblische (first-person present singular)
feblisched (first-person past singular)
feblischest (present second-person singular)
feblischedest (past second-person singular)
feblischeth (present singular third-person)
feblisched (past singular third-person)
feblische (present singular subjunctive)
feblisched (past singular subjunctive)
feblische (imperative present singular)
feblischen (plural present)
feblische (plural present)
feblischeden (past plural)
feblischede (past plural)
feblischeth (imperative plural present)
feblische (imperative plural present)
feblischynge (participle present)
feblischende (participle present)
feblisched (participle past)
yfeblisched (participle past)
feeblishen (alternative)
feblishen (alternative)
feblysshen (alternative)

From *febliss-, the long stem of Anglo-Norman *feblir.


enfeblisshen

enfeblisshen (infinitive)
to enfeblisshen (infinitive)
enfeblisshe (infinitive)
enfeblisshe (first-person present singular)
enfeblisshed (first-person past singular)
enfeblisshest (present second-person singular)
enfeblisshedest (past second-person singular)
enfeblissheth (present singular third-person)
enfeblisshed (past singular third-person)
enfeblisshe (present singular subjunctive)
enfeblisshed (past singular subjunctive)
enfeblisshe (imperative present singular)
enfeblisshen (plural present)
enfeblisshe (plural present)
enfeblissheden (past plural)
enfeblisshede (past plural)
enfeblissheth (imperative plural present)
enfeblisshe (imperative plural present)
enfeblisshynge (participle present)
enfeblisshende (participle present)
enfeblisshed (participle past)
yenfeblisshed (participle past)
enfeeblisshen (alternative)
enfeblishen (alternative)
enfebleschen (alternative)

From enfebliss-, the long stem of Old French enfeblir; equivalent to en- + feblischen.


feblen

feblen (infinitive)
to feblen (infinitive)
feble (infinitive)
feble (first-person present singular)
febled (first-person past singular)
feblest (present second-person singular)
febledest (past second-person singular)
febleth (present singular third-person)
febled (past singular third-person)
feble (present singular subjunctive)
febled (past singular subjunctive)
feble (imperative present singular)
feblen (plural present)
feble (plural present)
febleden (past plural)
feblede (past plural)
febleth (imperative plural present)
feble (imperative plural present)
feblynge (participle present)
feblende (participle present)
febled (participle past)
yfebled (participle past)
febyll (alternative)
feble (alternative)

English: feeble (obsolete)

To cause the defeat of one's opponent(s).

(rare) To cause the decline of a nation or organisation.

To cause to become feeble or weakened:
(rare) To ruin, disrupt, or spoil.

To cause to become feeble or weakened:
To ruin, disrupt, or spoil.

To become (physically or mentally) feeble or weakened.


enfeblen

enfeblen (infinitive)
to enfeblen (infinitive)
enfeble (infinitive)
enfeble (first-person present singular)
enfebled (first-person past singular)
enfeblest (present second-person singular)
enfebledest (past second-person singular)
enfebleth (present singular third-person)
enfebled (past singular third-person)
enfeble (present singular subjunctive)
enfebled (past singular subjunctive)
enfeble (imperative present singular)
enfeblen (plural present)
enfeble (plural present)
enfebleden (past plural)
enfeblede (past plural)
enfebleth (imperative plural present)
enfeble (imperative plural present)
enfeblynge (participle present)
enfeblende (participle present)
enfebled (participle past)
yenfebled (participle past)
enfeble (alternative)
enfeoblen (alternative)

English: enfeeble

From Old French enfeblir; equivalent to en- + feblen.

To cause to become feeble or weakened; to enfeeble