sherten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sherte +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛrtən/, /ˈʃirtən/, /ˈʃɔrtən/

Verb

sherten

  1. (rare) To cover (something) in a manner reminiscent of a shirt.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sherten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) sherten, sherte
present tense past tense
1st-person singular sherte sherted
2nd-person singular shertest shertedest
3rd-person singular sherteth sherted
subjunctive singular sherte
imperative singular —
plural1 sherten, sherte sherteden, shertede
imperative plural sherteth, sherte —
participles shertynge, shertende sherted, ysherted

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

Descendants

  • English: shirt

References

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