stenchen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English stenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *stankwijan, from Proto-Germanic *stankwijaną, by surface analysis, stench + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛnt͡ʃən/, /ˈstint͡ʃən/
Verb
stenchen (third-person singular simple present stencheth, present participle stenchende, stenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stenched)
Conjugation
Conjugation of stenchen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) stenchen, stenche | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | stenche | stenched | |
2nd-person singular | stenchest | stenchedest | |
3rd-person singular | stencheth | stenched | |
subjunctive singular | stenche | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | stenchen, stenche | stencheden, stenchede | |
imperative plural | stencheth, stenche | — | |
participles | stenchynge, stenchende | stenched, ystenched |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: stench (obsolete)
References
- “stenchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-28.
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