miȝen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English mīgan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːɣən/
  • (levelled from inflected forms) IPA(key): /ˈmiːən/

Verb

miȝen

  1. (Early Middle English) To produce urine; to urinate.

Usage notes

As this verb is only attested in Early Middle English, the conjugation displayed below is for Early Middle English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of miȝen (strong class 1)
infinitive (to) miȝen, miȝe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular miȝe mæh, meh
2nd-person singular miȝest miȝe1
3rd-person singular miȝeth mæh, meh
subjunctive singular miȝe miȝe2
imperative singular —
plural3 miȝen, miȝe miȝen, miȝe
imperative plural miȝeth, miȝe —
participles miȝynge, miȝende miȝen, miȝe

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or mæhest, mehest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

References

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