splayen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

An aphetic form of displayen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsplæi̯ən/

Verb

splayen (third-person singular simple present splayeth, present participle splayende, splayynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle splayed)

  1. To raise or unfold a banner.
  2. To spread or stretch out; to unfold.
  3. (rare) To spread as to display or make visible.

Conjugation

Conjugation of splayen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) splayen, splaye
present tense past tense
1st-person singular splaye splayed
2nd-person singular splayest splayedest
3rd-person singular splayeth splayed
subjunctive singular splaye
imperative singular —
plural1 splayen, splaye splayeden, splayede
imperative plural splayeth, splaye —
participles splayynge, splayende splayed

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

Descendants

  • English: splay
  • Scots: splay

References

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