temsen
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English temesian, temsian, from Proto-West Germanic *tamisōn; by surface analysis, temse (“sieve”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛːmzən/, /ˈteːmzən/, /ˈtɛmzən/, /-(p)sən/
Verb
temsen (third-person singular simple present temseth, present participle temsende, temsynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle temsed)
Conjugation
Conjugation of temsen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) temsen, temse | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | temse | temsed | |
2nd-person singular | temsest | temsedest | |
3rd-person singular | temseth | temsed | |
subjunctive singular | temse | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | temsen, temse | temseden, temsede | |
imperative plural | temseth, temse | — | |
participles | temsynge, temsende | temsed, ytemsed |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “temsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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