wisshen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wischen, wüschen

Etymology

From Old English wȳsċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wunskijan, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiʃən/

Verb

wisshen (third-person singular simple present wissheth, present participle wisshende, wisshynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wisshed)

1. To want, desire, long for.
2. To wish (for), hope.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wisshen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) wisshen, wisshe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wisshe	wisshed
2nd-person singular	wisshest	wisshedest
3rd-person singular	wissheth	wisshed
subjunctive singular	wisshe
imperative singular		—
plural1	wisshen, wisshe	wissheden, wisshede
imperative plural	wissheth, wisshe	—
participles	wisshynge, wisshende	wisshed, ywisshed

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

Descendants

• English: wish
• Scots: wis
• Yola: vish

References

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