kissen

See also: Kissen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cusse, cussen, kess, kessen, kis, kiss, kisse, kysse, kussen

Etymology

From Old English cyssan, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną; equivalent to cos +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkisən/, /ˈkusən/, /ˈkɛsən/

Verb

kissen (third-person singular simple present kisseth, present participle kissende, kissynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle kiste)

1. (ambitransitive) to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of kissen (weak in -te/-ed)

infinitive	(to) kissen, kisse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	kisse	kiste, kissed
2nd-person singular	kissest	kistest, kissedest
3rd-person singular	kisseth	kiste, kissed
subjunctive singular	kisse
imperative singular		—
plural1	kissen, kisse	kisten, kiste, kisseden, kissede
imperative plural	kisseth, kisse	—
participles	kissynge, kissende	kist, kissed, ykist, ykissed

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

Related terms

• kissynge

Descendants

• English: kiss
  • → Esperanto: kisi
• Scots: kiss
• Yola: kisth (preterite)

References

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

Swedish

Noun

kissen

1. definite singular of kisse

Anagrams

• -ensisk, sikens