doffen

Middle English

Etymology

Contraction of Old English dōn of.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔfən/

Verb

doffen

to doff (remove clothing)
(by extension) to remove, to take off

Conjugation

Conjugation of doffen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) doffen, doffe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	doffe	doffed
2nd-person singular	doffest	doffedest
3rd-person singular	doffeth	doffed
subjunctive singular	doffe	doffed
imperative singular	doffe	—

plural¹	doffen, doffe	doffeden, doffede
imperative plural	doffeth, doffe	—

participles	doffynge, doffende	doffed, ydoffed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: doff
Yola: doff, daff, daf

References

“doffen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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