manacen

Middle English

Alternative forms

manace, manasen, manassen, menace

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French menacier, from Vulgar Latin *mināciō, mināciāre; equivalent to manace +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈnaːsən/, /ˈmanasən/

Verb

manacen

To make threats against (someone); to intimidate or threaten.
To threaten (to do) something.
To endanger or imperil (someone or something).
(rare) To compel someone (into doing something).

Conjugation

Conjugation of manacen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) manacen, manace
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	manace	manaced
2nd-person singular	manacest	manacedest
3rd-person singular	manaceth	manaced
subjunctive singular	manace	manaced
imperative singular	manace	—

plural¹	manacen, manace	manaceden, manacede
imperative plural	manaceth, manace	—

participles	manacynge, manacende	manaced, ymanaced

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

Descendants

English: menace

References

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

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