chirmen

Middle English

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ċirman, from Proto-West Germanic *karmijan; equivalent to chirm +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃirmən/

Verb

chirmen (third-person singular simple present chirmeth, present participle chirmende, chirmynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle chirmed)

  1. (rare) To chirp or twitter; to make bird noise.

Conjugation

Conjugation of chirmen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) chirmen, chirme
present tense past tense
1st-person singular chirme chirmed
2nd-person singular chirmest chirmedest
3rd-person singular chirmeth chirmed
subjunctive singular chirme
imperative singular —
plural1 chirmen, chirme chirmeden, chirmede
imperative plural chirmeth, chirme —
participles chirmynge, chirmende chirmed, ychirmed

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

Descendants

  • English: chirm
  • Scots: chirm, churm

References

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