bargaynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bargayne, bargenen, bargeynen

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bargaigner, from Frankish *borganjan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną. Doublet of berien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barˈɡæi̯nən/, /ˈbarɡɛnən/

Verb

bargaynen

1. To bargain; to engage in negotiations over a sale.
2. (rare) To make a sale; to agree on a bargain.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bargaynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) bargaynen, bargayne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	bargayne	bargayned
2nd-person singular	bargaynest	bargaynedest
3rd-person singular	bargayneth	bargayned
subjunctive singular	bargayne
imperative singular		—
plural1	bargaynen, bargayne	bargayneden, bargaynede
imperative plural	bargayneth, bargayne	—
participles	bargaynynge, bargaynende	bargayned, ybargayned

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

Related terms

• bargayne
• bargaynynge

Descendants

• English: bargain
• Scots: bargain
• → Welsh: bargeinio

References

• “bargainen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.