dyapren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• diapren, diaper

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French diaprer, diasprer; equivalent to dyaper +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːap(ə)rən/

Verb

dyapren

1. To decorate fabric with repetitive patterns of shapes or emblems.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dyapren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dyapren, dyapre
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dyapre	dyapred
2nd-person singular	dyaprest	dyapredest
3rd-person singular	dyapreth	dyapred
subjunctive singular	dyapre
imperative singular		—
plural1	dyapren, dyapre	dyapreden, dyaprede
imperative plural	dyapreth, dyapre	—
participles	dyaprynge, dyaprende	dyapred, ydyapred

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

Descendants

• English: diaper
• Scots: dyper

References

• “dīapren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-20.