waynen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From wayn +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwæi̯nən/

Verb

waynen

  1. (transitive) To move or transport by wagon or cart.
  2. (transitive, Late Middle English) To send or deliver.
  3. (transitive, Late Middle English) To renounce or reject (for semantic development see give up)
Conjugation
Conjugation of waynen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) waynen, wayne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wayne wayned
2nd-person singular waynest waynedest
3rd-person singular wayneth wayned
subjunctive singular wayne
imperative singular
plural1 waynen, wayne wayneden, waynede
imperative plural wayneth, wayne
participles waynynge, waynende wayned, ywayned

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

Descendants
  • English: wain (in part)
  • Scots: wain, wane
References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vegna.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwæi̯nən/

Verb

waynen

  1. (transitive) To move away, leave, abscond.
Conjugation
Conjugation of waynen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) waynen, wayne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wayne wayned
2nd-person singular waynest waynedest
3rd-person singular wayneth wayned
subjunctive singular wayne
imperative singular
plural1 waynen, wayne wayneden, waynede
imperative plural wayneth, wayne
participles waynynge, waynende wayned, ywayned

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

Descendants
  • English: wain (in part)
References