shirten
Middle English
Etymology 2
From Old English scyrtan.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃirtən/, /ˈʃurtən/
Verb
shirten
- (reflexive, rare) To entertain; to not be bored.
Conjugation
Conjugation of shirten (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) shirten, shirte | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | shirte | shirted | |
| 2nd-person singular | shirtest | shirtedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | shirteth | shirted | |
| subjunctive singular | shirte | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | shirten, shirte | shirteden, shirtede | |
| imperative plural | shirteth, shirte | — | |
| participles | shirtynge, shirtende | shirted, yshirted | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: shurt (obsolete)
References
- “shirten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.
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