launchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• launche, lawnch, lawnchyn

Etymology

From Old Northern French lanchier, from Late Latin lanceō. Doublet of launcen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯nt͡ʃən/, /ˈlant͡ʃən/

Verb

launchen

1. To strike or thrust with a weapon.
2. To propel as a lance; to cast out.
3. To spring or leap forwards.
4. To run or charge towards.
5. (of plants, rare) To grow; to spring up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of launchen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) launchen, launche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	launche	launched
2nd-person singular	launchest	launchedest
3rd-person singular	launcheth	launched
subjunctive singular	launche
imperative singular		—
plural1	launchen, launche	launcheden, launchede
imperative plural	launcheth, launche	—
participles	launchynge, launchende	launched, ylaunched

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

Descendants

• English: launch
• Scots: lench

References

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