teyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tegh, teiȝen, tey, teye, teyȝe, teyn, teyyn, thyen, tien, tye, tyȝe

Etymology

Inherited from Old English tīeġan, *tēġan, from Proto-West Germanic *taugijan, from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną; equivalent to teye (“cord”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛi̯ən/, /ˈtiːən/, /ˈteː(j)ən/

Verb

teyen (third-person singular simple present teyeth, present participle teyinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle teyed)

1. To fasten; to tie as to secure.
2. To restrain, limit or shackle (especially by tying)
3. To constrain, force, or oblige.
4. To make tight or taut.
5. To yoke or link together:
   1. To join or unify (e.g. maritally)
   2. To tie or make a knot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of teyen (weak in -ed/-de)

infinitive	(to) teyen, teye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	teye	teyed, teyde
2nd-person singular	teyest	teyedest, teydest
3rd-person singular	teyeth	teyed, teyde
subjunctive singular	teye
imperative singular		—
plural1	teyen, teye	teyeden, teyede, teyden, teyde
imperative plural	teyeth, teye	—
participles	teyinge, teyende	teyed, teyd, yteyed, yteyd

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

Descendants

• English: tie
• Scots: tee, tie

References

• “fostren, -i(e)n, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.