damagen

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French damagier; equivalent to damage +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daˈmaːd͡ʒən/, /ˈdamad͡ʒən/

Verb

damagen (third-person singular simple present damageth, present participle damagende, damagynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle damaged)

1. to damage

Conjugation

Conjugation of damagen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) damagen, damage
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	damage	damaged
2nd-person singular	damagest	damagedest
3rd-person singular	damageth	damaged
subjunctive singular	damage
imperative singular		—
plural1	damagen, damage	damageden, damagede
imperative plural	damageth, damage	—
participles	damagynge, damagende	damaged, ydamaged

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

Descendants

• English: damage
• Scots: dammish

References

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