voysen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• voicen, voisen, voycen

Etymology

From voys +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvui̯sən/, /ˈvɔi̯sən/

Verb

voysen (Late Middle English)

1. To be generally claimed or held to be or have (a specific quality).
2. (rare) To have a specified type of voice or speech.

Usage notes

This verb is only attested in past forms.

Conjugation

Conjugation of voysen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) voysen, voyse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	voyse	voysed
2nd-person singular	voysest	voysedest
3rd-person singular	voyseth	voysed
subjunctive singular	voyse
imperative singular		—
plural1	voysen, voyse	voyseden, voysede
imperative plural	voyseth, voyse	—
participles	voysynge, voysende	voysed, yvoysed

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

Descendants

• English: voice

References

• “voicen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-01.