chyrnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chyrne

Etymology

From chyrne +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃirnən/

Verb

chyrnen (third-person singular simple present chyrneth, present participle chyrnende, chyrnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle chyrned)

1. (rare, Late Middle English) to churn

Conjugation

Conjugation of chyrnen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) chyrnen, chyrne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	chyrne	chyrned
2nd-person singular	chyrnest	chyrnedest
3rd-person singular	chyrneth	chyrned
subjunctive singular	chyrne
imperative singular		—
plural1	chyrnen, chyrne	chyrneden, chyrnede
imperative plural	chyrneth, chyrne	—
participles	chyrnynge, chyrnende	chyrned, ychyrned

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

Descendants

• English: churn

References

• “chirnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.