floryschen

Middle English edit

Etymology edit

From Old French florir, via the arrhizotonic stem floriss-.

Verb edit

floryschen (third-person singular simple present floryscheth, present participle floryschende, floryschynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle florysched)

To flourish, such as to brandish a sword or other weapon with large showy movements during practice or prior to play or fight.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of floryschen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) floryschen, florysche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	florysche	florysched
2nd-person singular	floryschest	floryschedest
3rd-person singular	floryscheth	florysched
subjunctive singular	florysche	florysched
imperative singular	florysche	—

plural¹	floryschen, florysche	floryscheden, floryschede
imperative plural	floryscheth, florysche	—

participles	floryschynge, floryschende	florysched, yflorysched

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

Descendants edit

English: flourish
Scots: flourish