dawnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either a back-formation from dawnynge or a modification of dawen (“to dawn”) after it.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdau̯nən/

Verb

dawnen (third-person singular simple present dawneth, present participle dawnende, dawnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dawned)

  1. (Late Middle English, rare) To dawn; to start brightening.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dawnen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) dawnen, dawne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular dawne dawned
2nd-person singular dawnest dawnedest
3rd-person singular dawneth dawned
subjunctive singular dawne
imperative singular —
plural1 dawnen, dawne dawneden, dawnede
imperative plural dawneth, dawne —
participles dawnynge, dawnende dawned

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

Descendants

  • English: dawn

References

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