touchen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- towchen, tochen
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French tochier, from Vulgar Latin *tuccō, from Frankish *tukkōn.
Verb
touchen (third-person singular simple present toucheth, present participle touchende, touchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle touched)
- to touch
Conjugation
Conjugation of touchen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) touchen, touche | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | touche | touched | |
| 2nd-person singular | touchest | touchedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | toucheth | touched | |
| subjunctive singular | touche | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | touchen, touche | toucheden, touchede | |
| imperative plural | toucheth, touche | — | |
| participles | touchynge, touchende | touched, ytouched | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: touch
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