miȝen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• miȝæn

Etymology

From Old English mīgan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːɣən/
• (levelled from inflected forms) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːən/

Verb

miȝen

1. (Early Middle English) To produce urine; to urinate.

Usage notes

As this verb is only attested in Early Middle English, the conjugation displayed below is for Early Middle English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of miȝen (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) miȝen, miȝe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	miȝe	mæh, meh
2nd-person singular	myhst	miȝe, mæh, meh
3rd-person singular	myhþ	mæh, meh
subjunctive singular	miȝe	miȝe1
imperative singular		—
plural2	miȝen, miȝe	miȝen, miȝe
imperative plural	miȝeþ, miȝe	—
participles	miȝende	miȝen, ȝemiȝen, imiȝen

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• mygge

References

• “mīȝen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.