pathen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• path

Etymology

From path +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaθən/, /ˈpaːθən/

Verb

pathen

1. (Late Middle English, rare) To pave; to seal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pathen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) pathen, pathe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	pathe	pathed
2nd-person singular	pathest	pathedest
3rd-person singular	patheth	pathed
subjunctive singular	pathe
imperative singular		—
plural1	pathen, pathe	patheden, pathede
imperative plural	patheth, pathe	—
participles	pathynge, pathende	pathed, ypathed

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

Descendants

• English: path
• Scots: paith

References

• “pā̆then, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-08.