tracen

See also: traćen

Catalan

Verb

tracen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of traçar

Galician

Verb

tracen

  1. inflection of trazar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French tracer, tracier, from Vulgar Latin *tractiō; equivalent to trace +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtraːsən/

Verb

tracen (Late Middle English)

  1. To go along a set route; to follow an itinerary or planned route.
  2. To walk towards a moving thing; to be following someone or something.
  3. To track or trace something; to find a moving thing.
  4. To participate in dancing or footwork; to move one's feet rhythmically.
  5. (rare) To find out or research something; to think about something.
  6. (rare) To trace an object; to draw something based on an outline.
  7. (rare) To embellish; to ornament or spread something.
  8. (rare) To work on; to generate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tracen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) tracen, trace
present tense past tense
1st-person singular trace traced
2nd-person singular tracest tracedest
3rd-person singular traceth traced
subjunctive singular trace
imperative singular —
plural1 tracen, trace traceden, tracede
imperative plural traceth, trace —
participles tracynge, tracende traced, ytraced

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

Descendants

  • English: trace

References

Spanish

Verb

tracen

  1. inflection of trazar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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