unhelpen

Middle English

Etymology

From un- +‎ helpen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unˈhɛlpən/

Verb

unhelpen

1. To hinder; to prevent help.

Conjugation

Conjugation of unhelpen (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) unhelpen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	unhelpe	unholp, unhelped
2nd-person singular	unhelpest	unholpe, unholp, unhelpedest
3rd-person singular	unhelpeth	unholp, unhelped
subjunctive singular	unhelpe	unholpe1, unhelped1
imperative singular		—
plural2	unhelpen, unhelpe	unholpen, unholpe, unhelpeden, unhelpede
imperative plural	unhelpeth, unhelpe	—
participles	unhelpynge, unhelpende	unholpen, unholpe, unhelped

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

Descendants

• English: unhelp

References

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