teyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English tīeġan, *tēġan, from Proto-West Germanic *taugijan, from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną; equivalent to teye (“cord”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛi̯ən/, /ˈtiːən/, /ˈteː(j)ən/

Verb

teyen (third-person singular simple present teyeth, present participle teyinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle teyed)

  1. To fasten; to tie as to secure.
  2. To restrain, limit or shackle (especially by tying)
  3. To constrain, force, or oblige.
  4. To make tight or taut.
  5. To yoke or link together:
    1. To join or unify (e.g. maritally)
    2. To tie or make a knot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of teyen (weak in -ed/-de)
infinitive (to) teyen, teye
present tense past tense
1st-person singular teye teyed, teyde
2nd-person singular teyest teyedest, teydest
3rd-person singular teyeth teyed, teyde
subjunctive singular teye
imperative singular —
plural1 teyen, teye teyeden, teyede, teyden, teyde
imperative plural teyeth, teye —
participles teyynge, teyende teyed, teyd, yteyed, yteyd

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

Descendants

  • English: tie
  • Scots: tee, tie

References

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