masen

See also: måsen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from amased or a *amasen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːzən/

Verb

masen

  1. To bewilder, amaze, perplex, or mislead.
  2. (rare) To be bewildered, amazed, perplexed, or misled.

Conjugation
Conjugation of masen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) masen, mase
present tense past tense
1st-person singular mase mased
2nd-person singular masest masedest
3rd-person singular maseth mased
subjunctive singular mase
imperative singular —
plural1 masen, mase maseden, masede
imperative plural maseth, mase —
participles masynge, masende mased, ymased

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

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: maze
  • Scots: maze

References

Spanish

Verb

masen

  1. inflection of masar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

masen

  1. Nasal mutation of basen.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
basen fasen masen unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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