daschen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dassh, dasse, dassen, daschyn, dasshen, daysshen

Etymology

From the Old Danish ancestor of Danish daske. Equivalent to dasch +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaʃən/, /ˈdasən/, /ˈdɛi̯ʃən/

Verb

daschen

1. To hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a blow or hit.
2. To run; to move hastily and with a sense of urgency.
3. To break or fall apart; to cave in.
4. (rare) To hit a percussion instrument as to play it.
5. (rare, Late Middle English) To destroy or ruin by blade or weapon.
6. (rare, Late Middle English) To ruin a matrimonial bond; to separate partners.

Conjugation

Conjugation of daschen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) daschen, dasche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dasche	dasched
2nd-person singular	daschest	daschedest
3rd-person singular	dascheth	dasched
subjunctive singular	dasche
imperative singular		—
plural1	daschen, dasche	dascheden, daschede
imperative plural	dascheth, dasche	—
participles	daschynge, daschende	dasched, ydasched

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

Derived terms

• dasch
• dasshyng

Descendants

• English: dash
• Scots: dash

References

• “dashen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-27.