skynnen

Middle English

Etymology

From skyn +‎ -en (infinitival suffix); compare to Old Norse skinna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskinən/

Verb

skynnen (third-person singular simple present skynneth, present participle skynnende, skynnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle skynned)

  1. (rare) To remove the skin; to perform a circumcision.
  2. (rare) To provide with skin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of skynnen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) skynnen, skynne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular skynne skynned
2nd-person singular skynnest skynnedest
3rd-person singular skynneth skynned
subjunctive singular skynne
imperative singular —
plural1 skynnen, skynne skynneden, skynnede
imperative plural skynneth, skynne —
participles skynnynge, skynnende skynned, yskynned

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

Descendants

  • English: skin
  • Scots: skin

References

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