toscheden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• toschede, to schede, to scheden, to shædenn, to sheden

Etymology

From Old English tōscēadan; equivalent to- (“apart”) +‎ scheden (“to shed, part”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːˈʃɛːdən/, /tɔˈʃɛːdən/

Verb

toscheden (third-person singular simple present toschedeth, present participle toschedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative toschedde, past participle tosched)

1. To break up; to divide around:
   1. To disperse or diffuse.
   2. To separate out; to scatter.
2. (rare) To divide or separate.
3. (rare) To distinguish; to discern the difference.

Conjugation

Conjugation of toscheden (weak in -de or strong class 7)

infinitive	(to) toscheden, toschede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	toschede	toschedde, tosched
2nd-person singular	toschedest	toscheddest, toschede, tosched
3rd-person singular	toschedeth	toschedde, tosched
subjunctive singular	toschede	toschedde1, toschede1
imperative singular		—
plural2	toscheden, toschede	toschedden, toschedde, toscheden, toschede
imperative plural	toschedeth, toschede	—
participles	toschedynge, toschedende	tosched, toscheden, toschede

¹ Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
² Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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