coughen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *cohhian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔu̯xən/, /ˈkɔxən/, /ˈkɔu̯ən/

Verb

coughen

  1. to cough

Conjugation

Conjugation of coughen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) coughen, coughe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular coughe coughed
2nd-person singular coughest coughedest
3rd-person singular cougheth coughed
subjunctive singular coughe
imperative singular —
plural1 coughen, coughe cougheden, coughede
imperative plural cougheth, coughe —
participles coughynge, coughende coughed, ycoughed

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

Descendants

  • English: cough

References

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