rudnen

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

rudni, rudnin (Early Middle English)

Etymology edit

Likely borrowed from Old Norse roðna (“to become red; redden”), from roða +‎ -na; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Compare ruden.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈrudnən/

Verb edit

rudnen (third-person singular simple present rudneth, present participle rudnende, rudnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rudned)

(rare) To become flushed from emotion; to redden.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of rudnen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) rudnen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	rudne	rudned
2nd-person singular	rudnest	rudnedest
3rd-person singular	rudneth	rudned
subjunctive singular	rudne	rudned
imperative singular	rudne	—

plural¹	rudnen, rudne	rudneden, rudnede
imperative plural	rudneth, rudne	—

participles	rudnynge, rudnende	rudned, yrudned

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