vexen

Catalan

Verb

vexen

third-person plural present indicative of vexar

Galician

Verb

vexen

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French vexer, from Latin vēxō, vēxāre.

Alternative forms

vexe, vex, wexe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛksən/

Verb

vexen

To afflict; to hurt (someone)
To spoil; to devastate (a region)
To harass; to bother (someone)
(law) To bring legal action (against someone)
To distress; to torment (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vexen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) vexen, vexe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	vexe	vexed
2nd-person singular	vexest	vexedest
3rd-person singular	vexeth	vexed
subjunctive singular	vexe	vexed
imperative singular	vexe	—

plural¹	vexen, vexe	vexeden, vexede
imperative plural	vexeth, vexe	—

participles	vexynge, vexende	vexed, yvexed

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

Related terms

Descendants

English: vex
Scots: vex

References

“vexen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Verb

vexen

Alternative form of waxen (“to grow”)

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