cheynen
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cheyn + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]cheynen (third-person singular simple present cheyneth, present participle cheynende, cheynynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle cheyned)
- To link or chain (one or two objects)
- To restrict or block with chains:
- (rare) To obligate or require.
- (rare) To burden; to be a heavy load.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of cheynen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “chainen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-04.