tynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tine, tuynen, tunen

Etymology

From Old English tȳnan, equivalent to toun (“town”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːnən/

Verb

tynen

1. to shut, close

Conjugation

Conjugation of tynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) tynen, tyne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tyne	tyned
2nd-person singular	tynest	tynedest
3rd-person singular	tyneth	tyned
subjunctive singular	tyne
imperative singular		—
plural1	tynen, tyne	tyneden, tynede
imperative plural	tyneth, tyne	—
participles	tynynge, tynende	tyned, ytyned

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

Descendants

• English: tine, teen
• Yola: tine, theene

References

• “tīnen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.