chaufen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chaufer, from Latin calefacere, calfacere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃau̯fən/, /ˈt͡ʃaːfən/

Verb

chaufen

  1. To warm or heat:
    1. To become hot or inflamed.
    2. To chafe (rub to make warm)
  2. To rub as to magnetise.
  3. (figurative) To emotionally inflame.
  4. (figurative, rare) To scold.
  5. (rare) To decompose.

Conjugation

Conjugation of chaufen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) chaufen, chaufe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular chaufe chaufed
2nd-person singular chaufest chaufedest
3rd-person singular chaufeth chaufed
subjunctive singular chaufe
imperative singular —
plural1 chaufen, chaufe chaufeden, chaufede
imperative plural chaufeth, chaufe —
participles chaufynge, chaufende chaufed, ychaufed

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

Descendants

  • English: chafe
  • Scots: chaff

References

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