doffen

Middle English

Etymology

Contraction of Old English dōn of.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔfən/

Verb

doffen

1. to doff (remove clothing)
2. (by extension) to remove, to take off

Conjugation

Conjugation of doffen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) doffen, doffe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	doffe	doffed
2nd-person singular	doffest	doffedest
3rd-person singular	doffeth	doffed
subjunctive singular	doffe
imperative singular		—
plural1	doffen, doffe	doffeden, doffede
imperative plural	doffeth, doffe	—
participles	doffynge, doffende	doffed, ydoffed

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

Descendants

• English: doff
• Yola: doff, daff, daf

References

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