nyghten
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnixtən/
Verb
nyghten
- (intransitive) To become night; to darken in the sky.
- (intransitive, rare) To night; to overnight.
Conjugation
Conjugation of nyghten (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) nyghten, nyghte | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | nyghte | nyghted | |
| 2nd-person singular | nyghtest | nyghtedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | nyghteth | nyghted | |
| subjunctive singular | nyghte | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | nyghten, nyghte | nyghteden, nyghtede | |
| imperative plural | nyghteth, nyghte | — | |
| participles | nyghtynge, nyghtende | nyghted, ynyghted | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “nighten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
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