chesen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- chees, cheese, cheesen, chese, chesyn, cheose, cheys, chiese, chiesen, chyese, chose, chuse
- (early) cesen, cheosen
Etymology edit
From Old English ċēosan, from Proto-West Germanic *keusan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
chesen
- To choose; to select:
- To prefer; to desire.
- To pick up; to acquire:
- To adopt (an orphan)
- To pick out; to distinguish.
- To travel; to go.
Usage notes edit
- Weak forms of this verb are sometimes found in northern Middle English (compare Early Modern choosed).
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of chesen (strong class 2)
| infinitive | (to) chesen, chese | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | chese | chees, chas | |
| 2nd-person singular | chesest | chose, chees, chas | |
| 3rd-person singular | cheseth | chees, chas | |
| subjunctive singular | chese | chose1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | chesen, chese | chosen, chose | |
| imperative plural | cheseth, chese | — | |
| participles | chesynge, chesende | (y)chosen, (y)chose, (y)coren, (y)core, (y)corn | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “chẹ̄sen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-05.