ymagen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French imagier; equivalent to ymage +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈmaːd͡ʒən/

Verb

ymagen (rare)

1. to imagine, think up
2. to scheme; to devise

Conjugation

Conjugation of ymagen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) ymagen, ymage
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ymage	ymaged
2nd-person singular	ymagest	ymagedest
3rd-person singular	ymageth	ymaged
subjunctive singular	ymage
imperative singular		—
plural1	ymagen, ymage	ymageden, ymagede
imperative plural	ymageth, ymage	—
participles	ymagynge, ymagende	ymaged, yymaged

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

Descendants

• English: image

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

ymagen

1. Alternative form of ymagynen

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈmad͡ʒẽ/

Noun

ymagen f (plural ymagens)

1. Alternative form of omagen
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de Toledo, cantiga 25 (facsimile):

     […] como a ymagen de ſanta maria falou en teſtimonío entro criſchão & o iudeu.

     […] how the statue of Holy Mary served as witness between the Christian and the Jew.

Descendants

• Galician: imaxe
• Portuguese: imagem