rudden

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Unknown.

Alternative forms edit

ruddon, rude

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈrudən/

Verb edit

rudden (third-person singular simple present ruddeth, present participle ruddende, ruddynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rudded)

To rub; to move back and forwards on a surface:
Synonym: rubben
(rare) To scratch or claw.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of rudden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) rudden
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	rudde	rudded
2nd-person singular	ruddest	ruddedest
3rd-person singular	ruddeth	rudded
subjunctive singular	rudde	rudded
imperative singular	rudde	—

plural¹	rudden, rudde	ruddeden, ruddede
imperative plural	ruddeth, rudde	—

participles	ruddynge, ruddende	rudded, yrudded

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

References edit

“rudden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

rudden

Alternative form of ruden