manacen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French menacier, from Vulgar Latin *mināciō, mināciāre; equivalent to manace +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnaːsən/, /ˈmanasən/

Verb

manacen

  1. To make threats against (someone); to intimidate or threaten.
  2. To threaten (to do) something.
  3. To endanger or imperil (someone or something).
  4. (rare) To compel someone (into doing something).

Conjugation

Conjugation of manacen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) manacen, manace
present tense past tense
1st-person singular manace manaced
2nd-person singular manacest manacedest
3rd-person singular manaceth manaced
subjunctive singular manace
imperative singular —
plural1 manacen, manace manaceden, manacede
imperative plural manaceth, manace —
participles manacynge, manacende manaced, ymanaced

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

Descendants

  • English: menace

References

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