chauncen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chaunse

Etymology

From chaunce (“event”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃau̯nsən/, /ˈt͡ʃansən/

Verb

chauncen (third-person singular simple present chaunceth, present participle chauncende, chauncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle chaunced)

1. (rare) To (randomly) occur or happen.

Conjugation

Conjugation of chauncen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) chauncen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	chaunce	chaunced
2nd-person singular	chauncest	chauncedest
3rd-person singular	chaunceth	chaunced
subjunctive singular	chaunce
imperative singular		—
plural1	chauncen, chaunce	chaunceden, chauncede
imperative plural	chaunceth, chaunce	—
participles	chauncynge, chauncende	chaunced

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

Descendants

• English: chance

References

• “chauncen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.