leyen
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English leċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯ən/
Verb
leyen
- to lay
- c. 1380, Geoffrey Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde:
- The sterne wind so loude gan to route That no wight other noyse mighte here; And they that layen at the dore with-oute, 745 Ful sykerly they slepten alle y-fere; And Pandarus, with a ful sobre chere, Goth to the dore anon with-outen lette, Ther-as they laye, and softely it shette.
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Conjugation
Conjugation of leyen (weak in -de)
| infinitive | (to) leyen, leye | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | leye | leyde | |
| 2nd-person singular | leyest | leydest | |
| 3rd-person singular | leyeth | leyde | |
| subjunctive singular | leye | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | leyen, leye | leyden, leyde | |
| imperative plural | leyeth, leye | — | |
| participles | leyynge, leyende | leyd | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “leien, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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