dechen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English dēċan, *dœ̄ċan, from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːt͡ʃən/

Verb

dechen (third-person singular simple present decheth, present participle dechende, dechynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle deched)

  1. (rare) To daub or smear (cloth or plumbing)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dechen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) dechen, deche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular deche deched
2nd-person singular dechest dechedest
3rd-person singular decheth deched
subjunctive singular deche
imperative singular —
plural1 dechen, deche decheden, dechede
imperative plural decheth, deche —
participles dechynge, dechende deched, ydeched

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

Descendants

  • English: deech, ditch

References

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