saucen

See also: Saucen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French saussier; equivalent to sauce +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsau̯sən/

Verb

saucen

  1. To add condiments or sauces to food; to dress food.
  2. (rare) To ready for a meal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of saucen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) saucen, sauce
present tense past tense
1st-person singular sauce sauced
2nd-person singular saucest saucedest
3rd-person singular sauceth sauced
subjunctive singular sauce
imperative singular —
plural1 saucen, sauce sauceden, saucede
imperative plural sauceth, sauce —
participles saucynge, saucende sauced, ysauced

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

Descendants

  • English: sauce

References

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