wisshen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English wȳsċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wunskijan, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiʃən/

Verb

wisshen (third-person singular simple present wissheth, present participle wisshende, wisshynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wisshed)

  1. To want, desire, long for.
  2. To wish (for), hope.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wisshen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) wisshen, wisshe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wisshe wisshed
2nd-person singular wisshest wisshedest
3rd-person singular wissheth wisshed
subjunctive singular wisshe
imperative singular —
plural1 wisshen, wisshe wissheden, wisshede
imperative plural wissheth, wisshe —
participles wisshynge, wisshende wisshed, ywisshed

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

Descendants

  • English: wish
  • Scots: wis
  • Yola: vish

References

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