tiþen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English tīþian, tiġþian, of unknown origin.

Alternative forms

• teiþin, tiþe, tyðian, tyðigen, tyþian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛi̯ðən/, /ˈtiːðən/

Verb

tiþen (chiefly Early Middle English)

1. To grant or allow.
2. To concede; to give in.

Conjugation

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

infinitive	(to) tiþen, tiþe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tiþe	tiþed, tidde
2nd-person singular	tiþest	tiþedest, tiddest
3rd-person singular	tiþeth	tiþed, tidde
subjunctive singular	tiþe
imperative singular		—
plural1	tiþen, tiþe	tiþeden, tiþede, tidden, tidde
imperative plural	tiþeth, tiþe	—
participles	tiþynge, tiþende	tiþed, tid, ytiþed, ytid

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

References

• “tīthen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

tiþen

1. Alternative form of tithen