kissen

See also: Kissen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cyssan, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną; equivalent to cos +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkisən/, /ˈkusən/, /ˈkɛsən/

Verb

kissen (third-person singular simple present kisseth, present participle kissende, kissynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle kisteaccel-form=1//3|s|past|ind)

  1. (ambitransitive) to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of kissen (weak in -te/-ed)
infinitive (to) kissen, kisse
present tense past tense
1st-person singular kisse kiste, kissed
2nd-person singular kissest kistest, kissedest
3rd-person singular kisseth kiste, kissed
subjunctive singular kisse
imperative singular
plural1 kissen, kisse kisten, kiste, kisseden, kissede
imperative plural kisseth, kisse
participles kissynge, kissende kist, kissed, ykist, ykissed

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

Descendants

  • English: kiss
  • Scots: kiss
  • Yola: kisth (preterite)

References

Swedish

Noun

kissen

  1. definite singular of kisse

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