voysen
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvui̯sən/, /ˈvɔi̯sən/
Verb
voysen (Late Middle English)
- To be generally claimed or held to be or have (a specific quality).
- (rare) To have a specified type of voice or speech.
Usage notes
This verb is only attested in past forms.
Conjugation
Conjugation of voysen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) voysen, voyse | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | voyse | voysed | |
| 2nd-person singular | voysest | voysedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | voyseth | voysed | |
| subjunctive singular | voyse | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | voysen, voyse | voyseden, voysede | |
| imperative plural | voyseth, voyse | — | |
| participles | voysynge, voysende | voysed, yvoysed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: voice
References
- “voicen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-01.
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