kyngen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• *kingen

Etymology

From the noun king, kyng.

Verb

kyngen

1. (Late Middle English) to perform the duties of a king; to king

Conjugation

Conjugation of kyngen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) kyngen, kynge
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	kynge	kynged
2nd-person singular	kyngest	kyngedest
3rd-person singular	kyngeth	kynged
subjunctive singular	kynge
imperative singular		—
plural1	kyngen, kynge	kyngeden, kyngede
imperative plural	kyngeth, kynge	—
participles	kyngynge, kyngende	kynged, ykynged

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

Descendants

• English: king

References

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