chynen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English ċīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kīnan, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną.
Forms with /i/ are influenced by chyne (“crack”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
chynen
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of chynen (strong class 1 or weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) chynen, chyne | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | chyne | chon, chyned | |
2nd-person singular | chynest | chone, chyne, chon, chynedest | |
3rd-person singular | chyneth | chon, chyned | |
subjunctive singular | chyne | chone1, chyne1, chyned1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | chynen, chyne | chonen, chone, chynen, chyne, chyneden, chynede | |
imperative plural | chyneth, chyne | — | |
participles | chynynge, chynende | chynen, chyne, chyned |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “chīnen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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