splayen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• splaie, splaien, splay

Etymology

An aphetic form of displayen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsplæi̯ən/

Verb

splayen (third-person singular simple present splayeth, present participle splayende, splayynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle splayed)

1. To raise or unfold a banner.
2. To spread or stretch out; to unfold.
3. (rare) To spread as to display or make visible.

Conjugation

Conjugation of splayen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) splayen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	splaye	splayed
2nd-person singular	splayest	splayedest
3rd-person singular	splayeth	splayed
subjunctive singular	splaye
imperative singular		—
plural1	splayen, splaye	splayeden, splayede
imperative plural	splayeth, splaye	—
participles	splayynge, splayende	splayed

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

Descendants

• English: splay
• Scots: splay

References

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