launchen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Northern French lanchier, from Late Latin lanceō. Doublet of launcen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
launchen
- To strike or thrust with a weapon.
- To propel as a lance; to cast out.
- To spring or leap forwards.
- To run or charge towards.
- (of plants, rare) To grow; to spring up.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of launchen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “launchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.