larden

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French larder or Medieval Latin lardō; equivalent to lard +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlardən/

Verb

larden (third-person singular simple present lardeth, present participle lardende, lardynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle larded)

1. To lard (blanket with fatty meat)
2. (rare) To coat with lard.

Conjugation

Conjugation of larden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) larden
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	larde	larded
2nd-person singular	lardest	lardedest
3rd-person singular	lardeth	larded
subjunctive singular	larde
imperative singular		—
plural1	larden, larde	lardeden, lardede
imperative plural	lardeth, larde	—
participles	lardynge, lardende	larded

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

Descendants

• English: lard

References

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