taxen

See also: Taxen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tax, taxe

Etymology

From Old French taxer, from Latin taxō, taxāre; equivalent to taxe (“tax”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaksən/

Verb

taxen

1. To impose or collect a tax.
2. To assess the value of.
3. (rare) To impose; to require.

Conjugation

Conjugation of taxen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) taxen, taxe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	taxe	taxed
2nd-person singular	taxest	taxedest
3rd-person singular	taxeth	taxed
subjunctive singular	taxe
imperative singular		—
plural1	taxen, taxe	taxeden, taxede
imperative plural	taxeth, taxe	—
participles	taxynge, taxende	taxed, ytaxed

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

Related terms

• taxacioun
• taxe

Descendants

• English: tax
• Scots: tax

References

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

Swedish

Noun

taxen

1. definite singular of tax