fisshen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English fiscian, from Proto-Germanic *fiskōną.

Verb

fisshen (third-person singular simple present fissheth, present participle fisshende, fisshynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fisshed)

  1. to fish

Conjugation

Conjugation of fisshen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) fisshen, fisshe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular fisshe fisshed
2nd-person singular fisshest fisshedest
3rd-person singular fissheth fisshed
subjunctive singular fisshe
imperative singular
plural1 fisshen, fisshe fissheden, fisshede
imperative plural fissheth, fisshe
participles fisshynge, fisshende fisshed, yfisshed

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

Descendants

  • English: fish
  • Scots: fish