strayen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • straye

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French estraier.

Verb

strayen

  1. to stray

Conjugation

Conjugation of strayen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) strayen, straye
present tense past tense
1st-person singular straye strayed
2nd-person singular strayest strayedest
3rd-person singular strayeth strayed
subjunctive singular straye
imperative singular
plural1 strayen, straye strayeden, strayede
imperative plural strayeth, straye
participles strayynge, strayende strayed, ystrayed

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

Descendants

  • English: stray
  • Yola: straayd, sthraught (preterite)

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