demaunden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• demanden, demonden, demaunde

Etymology

From Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre; equivalent to demaunde +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛːˈmau̯ndən/, /dɛːˈmandən/

Verb

demaunden (Late Middle English)

1. To question; to request.
2. To demand; to require.

Conjugation

Conjugation of demaunden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) demaunden, demaunde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	demaunde	demaunded
2nd-person singular	demaundest	demaundedest
3rd-person singular	demaundeth	demaunded
subjunctive singular	demaunde
imperative singular		—
plural1	demaunden, demaunde	demaundeden, demaundede
imperative plural	demaundeth, demaunde	—
participles	demaundynge, demaundende	demaunded, ydemaunded

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

Descendants

• English: demand
• Scots: demand

References

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