happenen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hapnen

Etymology

happen +‎ -enen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhap(ə)nən/

Verb

happenen (third-person singular simple present happeneth, present participle happenende, happenynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle happened)

1. to happen

Conjugation

Conjugation of happenen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) happenen, happene
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	happene	happened
2nd-person singular	happenest	happenedest
3rd-person singular	happeneth	happened
subjunctive singular	happene
imperative singular		—
plural1	happenen, happene	happeneden, happenede
imperative plural	happeneth, happene	—
participles	happenynge, happenende	happened, yhappened

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

Descendants

• English: happen
• Yola: ee-happen'd (ppl.)

References

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