crispen

English

Etymology

From crisp +‎ -en.

Verb

crispen (third-person singular simple present crispens, present participle crispening, simple past and past participle crispened)

1. (transitive) To make crisp.

   Synonym: crisp

2. (intransitive) To become crisp.

   Synonym: crisp

Related terms

• crispy

Translations

to make crisp — see crisp

Anagrams

• Crespin, Princes, pincers, princes

Middle English

Alternative forms

• crespen

Etymology

From Latin crispō and Old French crespir; equivalent to crisp (“curly”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrispən/

Verb

crispen

1. To curl; to have curls.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crispen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) crispen, crispe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	crispe	crisped
2nd-person singular	crispest	crispedest
3rd-person singular	crispeth	crisped
subjunctive singular	crispe
imperative singular		—
plural1	crispen, crispe	crispeden, crispede
imperative plural	crispeth, crispe	—
participles	crispynge, crispende	crisped, ycrisped

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

Descendants

• English: crisp
• Scots: crisp

References

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

Spanish

Verb

crispen

1. inflection of crispar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative