sherten

Middle English

Alternative forms

shirten, shorten

Etymology

From sherte +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛrtən/, /ˈʃirtən/, /ˈʃɔrtən/

Verb

sherten

(rare) To cover (something) in a manner reminiscent of a shirt.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sherten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) sherten, sherte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	sherte	sherted
2nd-person singular	shertest	shertedest
3rd-person singular	sherteth	sherted
subjunctive singular	sherte	sherted
imperative singular	sherte	—

plural¹	sherten, sherte	sherteden, shertede
imperative plural	sherteth, sherte	—

participles	shertynge, shertende	sherted, ysherted

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

Descendants

English: shirt

References

“shirten, v.(1)).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.

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