purgen

English

Etymology

Genericized version of the trade name Purgen, from purge.

Noun

purgen (uncountable)

  1. (proprietary name, obsolete) A preparation of phenolphthalein, employed as a laxative.
    • 1908, Norbert Ortner, Nathaniel Bowditch Potter, Frederic Huntington Bartlett, Treatment of Internal Diseases: For Physicians and Students, page 498:
      The author considers purgen (phenolphthalein) generally reliable as a cathartic, but one attended with some danger.

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpurd͡ʒən/

Verb

purgen

  1. To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities:
    1. To free from sin; to spiritually purify.
    2. To ritually cleanse or purify.
    3. (medicine) To purge or cleanse the body.
    4. (medicine) To evacuate the bowels.
  2. To clean or clear; to remove extraneous matter.
  3. (law) To prove innocence; to clear.

Conjugation

Conjugation of purgen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) purgen, purge
present tense past tense
1st-person singular purge purged
2nd-person singular purgest purgedest
3rd-person singular purgeth purged
subjunctive singular purge
imperative singular —
plural1 purgen, purge purgeden, purgede
imperative plural purgeth, purge —
participles purgynge, purgende purged, ypurged

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

Descendants

  • English: purge
  • Scots: purge

References

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