toscheden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English tōscēadan; equivalent to- (“apart”) +‎ scheden (“to shed, part”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːˈʃɛːdən/, /tɔˈʃɛːdən/

Verb

toscheden (third-person singular simple present toschedeth, present participle toschedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative toschedde, past participle tosched)

  1. To break up; to divide around:
    1. To disperse or diffuse.
    2. To separate out; to scatter.
  2. (rare) To divide or separate.
  3. (rare) To distinguish; to discern the difference.

Conjugation

Conjugation of toscheden (weak in -de or strong class 7)
infinitive (to) toscheden, toschede
present tense past tense
1st-person singular toschede toschedde, tosched
2nd-person singular toschedest toscheddest, toschede, tosched
3rd-person singular toschedeth toschedde, tosched
subjunctive singular toschede toschedde1, toschede1
imperative singular —
plural2 toscheden, toschede toschedden, toschedde, toscheden, toschede
imperative plural toschedeth, toschede —
participles toschedynge, toschedende tosched, toscheden, toschede

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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