rudden

Middle English

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrudən/

Verb

rudden (third-person singular simple present ruddeth, present participle ruddende, ruddynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rudded)

  1. To rub; to move back and forwards on a surface:
    Synonym: rubben
  2. (rare) To scratch or claw.
Conjugation
Conjugation of rudden (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) rudden, rudde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular rudde rudded
2nd-person singular ruddest ruddedest
3rd-person singular ruddeth rudded
subjunctive singular rudde
imperative singular
plural1 rudden, rudde ruddeden, ruddede
imperative plural ruddeth, rudde
participles ruddynge, ruddende rudded, yrudded

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

References

Etymology 2

Verb

rudden

  1. alternative form of ruden