eschaufen

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French eschaufer, from Latin excalfaciō, excalfacere; compare chaufen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈtʃau̯fən/, /ɛsˈtʃaːfən/

Verb

eschaufen

1. To (cause to) warm or heat.
2. (figurative) To inflame (an emotion or individual).
3. (figurative, rare) To become inflamed or impassioned.

Conjugation

Conjugation of eschaufen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) eschaufen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	eschaufe	eschaufed
2nd-person singular	eschaufest	eschaufedest
3rd-person singular	eschaufeth	eschaufed
subjunctive singular	eschaufe
imperative singular		—
plural1	eschaufen, eschaufe	eschaufeden, eschaufede
imperative plural	eschaufeth, eschaufe	—
participles	eschaufynge, eschaufende	eschaufed

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

References

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