bargaynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bargaigner, from Frankish *borganjan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną. Doublet of berien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barˈɡæi̯nən/, /ˈbarɡɛnən/

Verb

bargaynen

  1. To bargain; to engage in negotiations over a sale.
  2. (rare) To make a sale; to agree on a bargain.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bargaynen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) bargaynen, bargayne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular bargayne bargayned
2nd-person singular bargaynest bargaynedest
3rd-person singular bargayneth bargayned
subjunctive singular bargayne
imperative singular —
plural1 bargaynen, bargayne bargayneden, bargaynede
imperative plural bargayneth, bargayne —
participles bargaynynge, bargaynende bargayned, ybargayned

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

Descendants

  • English: bargain
  • Scots: bargain
  • → Welsh: bargeinio

References

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